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Pankara Alpaca Poncho
$122.00
This little alpaca poncho is perfect to wear it all year round. Change your looks frecuently, convert it and use it as you want! With the bottons in front, at the side, unbottoned or as a scarf!
Material:100% alpaca superfine.
One size fits all.
Handmade in Bolivia by Unique.
Pankara means: flower in Aymara language.
Our knitwear are made with sustainable alpaca wool directly sourced by the comunities in the Highlands of Bolivia.
The alpaca wool is sourced by extreme care by the comunities who lives from this activity though a process that involves a joint breeding.
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Chama Alpaca Poncho
$170.00
Sisa Alpaca Poncho
From
$113.00
Lulu Alpaca Sweater
$177.00
Classic Tote Bag
$197.00
SaleJipi-Japa Boho Chiman Bag
On sale
$88.00
Chama Alpaca Poncho
$170.00
Sisa Alpaca Poncho
From
$113.00
Our Story
Yanawara is a purpose-driven start-up that curates & designs clothing and accessories ethically made by Bolivian artisans combining traditional techniques, natural fibers and timeless design. We aim to promote the artisan industry, increase fair and safe job opportunities, and contribute to a more sustainable fashion industry.
We want to share something special
Beautiful high quality products inspired in the culture and traditions of a multicultural country, made with noble and local fibers such as alpaca, leather and traditional textiles. Each product has an amazing story that we want to share with you.
Journal
22 Jul, 2021
Discover Bolivia's Unique Places
Today I am going to tell you a little about Bolivia. As you know, Bolivia is located in the heart of South America and is mainly known for the Lake Titicaca and the great Uyuni Salt Flats. They are undoubtedly very beautiful places, but they are not the only attractions in our country. What you might not know about Bolivia, is that it is a super diverse country and an ideal place for those who are looking for an adventure in the middle of a natural paradise rich in culture and history as well. When all this coronavirus crisis passes and people can travel again, there will be a greater tendency to make more sustainable tourism trips, visiting outdoors, avoiding crowded destinations and seeking to minimize impacts on the environment and local cultures, exactly what Bolivia offers to the world.
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22 Jul, 2021
Welcome to Yanawara
We live in a consumerist world that creates tons of plastic and waste for most of our activities and purchases and although we can obtain beautiful and high quality products, we live in such a hurry that we do not appreciate the effort of the producers or have knowledge of the impact of our purchases. Most of the times, we don’t know if we pay a fair price that contributes a dignified work or if we really need all of our clothes and we will give them a good use.
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22 Jul, 2021
The Chiman Bags' Project
I have always felt that dreams are more than just diurnal remains and segments of the unconscious, but what about dreaming while awake? I can say that I’m a bird lover ever since I was a little girl given that observing them would carry my imagination to faraway lands. I genuinely believe that everyone has that special “something”, an image or a sign that affirms us being in the right place, for me it is represented by tropical parrots. When I first read Isabel Allende’s “City of Beasts”,* whom I consider magical in many ways, I vividly imagined every plant, river, sky, location, and character and I realized that in that process, I was also finding myself.
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Meet our artisan partners
Collaborative Design. Exquisite curation. Traditional Techniques. Ethically Made. Made in Bolivia.