Casa museo de la macana
On the way to visit various towns outside of Cuenca, we stopped at a museum and exhibition of spinning and weaving. The spinning of the yarn uses a drop spindle similar to what I’ve used and seen. They also color the yarns similarly as other places of the world.
The weaving however is much different. They sit on the floor and the work is done with the arms instead of using peddles to tighten the weft threads.
A video of the weaving process here:https://youtu.be/-ZNyT2xPaFQ?si=CI4IjH9d3JiF24i_
Gualeseo
Another cute little town but seemed to sell many shoes as witnessed by the number of people in each of the stores. Since my size is hard to find here I didn’t go into the stores.
Chorteleg
Chorteleg is a cute little town. It is known for its silver and gold industry especially filigree designs. Of course I bought some jewelry.
On the way back to Cuenca we stopped at San Fransisco square.
balconies of the pink building.
After arriving back in Cuenca we listened to some singers and danced a bit in the square. Quite the fun day.