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| Machu Picchu |
Three years ago Suleyman and I took one of our dream vacations to Peru to hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, explore the Sacred Valley and visit the islands of
Lake Titicaca.
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| Sacred Valley |
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| Lake Titicaca |
While we were there we
did lots of shopping. We started with one
of the best, the Sunday market in Pisac. We bought art from local artisans, jewelry
and amazing leather and tapestry boots.
While in Cusco we went to several markets, a beautiful produce market (one
of my favorite places to visit when in another country), a smoothie and juice
market, and a random collection of goods market. This was a great place to see what the
Peruvians were buying and the best place for a bargain.
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| Pisac Market |
In Lima there is an abundance of markets
offering handicrafts from all over Peru.
We bought jewelry, carpets, pillows, woven bags and scarves. Every market we went to we found beautiful
baby alpaca sweaters, rich in quality and style. It inspired Suleyman and I to start importing
our own line of sweaters from Peru. The
following year we started our clothing line ZuZu Apparel.
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| Preview of ZuZu Apparel Fall 2013 |
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| Preview of ZuZu Apparel Fall 2013 |
We now go to Peru every year in April to go
to Peru Moda, a fashion event in Lima.
We visit our two fair trade manufactures in Lima to work on future
seasons and we see what new designers are working on. It’s a very creative event, with designers
weaving their way through fashion.
