Andrea M. Heckman

Andrea M. Heckman wrote Woven Stories: Andean Textiles and Rituals (University of New Mexico 2003) and co-produced the award-winning documentary film Ausangate (2006).

Stories from this author

Pacchanta's Maria Merma Gonzalo practices weaving techniques that have changed little in 500 years.

In a Small Village High in the Peruvian Andes, Life Stories Are Written in Textiles

Through weaving, the women of Ausangate, Peru, pass down the traditions of their ancestors