What kind of souvenirs should I take back when traveling to Peru? Peru is a country with a long history, culture and scenery. There are many souvenirs here, and the following souvenirs are just some of them. So what are the unique souvenirs in Peru?

A traditional sculpture/mask

These exquisite and gorgeous sculptures are called icon sculptures, which are an art form that combines sculpture art with various magical religious traditions. They are closely related to Catholic worship and portrait painting. In Cuzco, you can buy them conveniently.

The most classic image in the icon is Nino Manueli, a baby statue with bleeding feet, dolls, angels and three wise kings. The materials used are mashed potatoes, corn syrup, loquat, patches and asparagus stems.

If you have enough space, Peru's traditional mask can be regarded as a unique souvenir. They are an important part of Indian culture inherited from Columbus before he discovered the New World. During national celebrations and festivals, people can be seen dancing with masks everywhere.

Camel hair fabric

The national treasure alpaca is not only cute. The Peruvian wool hat Chullos made of alpaca wool is a perfect souvenir. This hand-woven colorful wool hat used to be used by local people to resist the cold weather in the Andes, but now it is a popular accessory in exotic ethnic styles.

Peru has the largest alpaca population and the largest fiber production in the world. Among them, the alpaca hair of Suri alpaca is famous all over the world. Its hardness and warmth retention are three times and seven times higher than wool, and it has fourteen natural colors. People who wear it are full of praise for its heat insulation, impermeability and flame retardancy.

In Peru, you can buy alpaca wool textiles in various cities. Besides hats, there are sweaters, shawls, gloves, socks, jackets, baseball caps, scarves, blankets, cloaks and so on. These warm and colorful fabrics seem to be branded with a good impression of Peru.

pottery

Ceramic art is an important craft in Peru, which occupies the second place in handicraft production, second only to textiles. The most important ceramics in Peru are produced in Chulucana (Piura), Jinua (Ayacucho), pukkala (Puno), Cuzco and Hippiba (Keali).

Ceramic art in different regions has its own characteristics, such as Chulukunas ceramic art using negative pressure technology, or pukkala ceramic art, which often features musicians, dancers and animals and plants in Lake Titicaca, making the ceramic art we are already familiar with unique exotic flavor.

Peruvian musical instruments

In the past ten thousand years, Peruvians have developed their own music. In the streets of Peru, you will hear the rhythm of this passion countless times, with a hint of African desolation and European dance music. This melody will be the key to memory, and when we meet again in the future, it will arouse your infinite memories.

In the past few centuries, clever Peruvians have created all kinds of musical instruments. In addition to the well-known Peruvian flute, there are also Andean flute (made of wood, clay, bones and even precious metals) and trombone. If you choose to take the instrument home, it can take you back to this holiday immediately.

Pisco

When I came to Peru, I couldn't have never heard of pisco wine pisco. This wine has a history of 400 years, and 100% is made from grape juice. It is of high quality, and can be drunk directly or mixed into pisco cocktails with different flavors. If you drink it in Peru, you will never forget its taste.

Pisco sour cocktail is the most traditional and famous cocktail in pisco. It takes pisco brandy as the base wine, and adds lime juice, syrup, egg white and 3 drops of aromatic bitter wine, which makes the whole wine taste have its own unique mark.

You can also buy grape pisco, tropical aromatic pisco and other flavors in Peru, or create new cocktails according to your own preferences, so that friends can taste the charm of national wine together.

Silver ornaments/amulets

Silver plating in Peru began in 10000 BC and played an important role in the Inca Empire. The original purpose was for religious activities. Incas believe that gold symbolizes the sun and silver symbolizes the moon, which enables them to master and inherit the ancient silver-making and silver-plating technology until now.

From necklaces to earrings, to pendants and brooches, and even pen holders, all kinds of exquisite decorations can be bought in Peru. Graphics are unique ethnic and religious features in Peru, and they are small in size, especially suitable for travelers with little luggage space.

In Peru, you can also see this red and black fruit called Huayruro (a red bean plant from South America). The Incas thought they could bring good luck and prevent people from being targeted by "demons". You can buy pendants, bracelets, necklaces or amulets made by Huailuluo.

leatherware

Peru's leather technology has a long history, and its strength, durability, service life and cost performance are also excellent. In Peru, you can buy almost all kinds of leather: base leather, tanned leather and untanned leather, such as belts, handbags and saddles.

Peruvians believe some legends about leather. For example, leather bags tanned with bull scrotum and cow breasts can magically increase the owner's money, and weasel skin has the same effect, because weasels like to hide shiny things in caves.

doll

For people with children at home, plush toys are a gift that can never go wrong. Peruvians use natural fabrics to make dolls into local animals, such as llamas, alpacas, llamas, guinea pigs or birds. Animal dolls are generally made of alpaca fetal hair, which is very soft, silky and durable.

Dolls are also very popular. You can see dolls dressed in colorful holiday costumes or beautifully embroidered national costumes, which requires great patience and creativity.