About Martha (English)

Martha grew up in the Qeros community, in one of the five villages "Chuachua".

From a very young age, Martha learned to ask permission from nature with three mama coca leaves. These three leaves represent the three dimensions: hanaqpacha (world above), kaypacha (world of the here and now) and ukupacha (world below). At only 11 years old, she knew how to perform this ritual before working on the chakras, before making textiles and before going on a trip.

Over time, Martha learned to make despachos with the great master Manuel Quispe, her grandfather. Although she attended school until the third grade, distance and family decisions led her to connect even more with nature. Her parents told her that she would no longer attend school, as she had to work more with nature. This decision strengthened her bond with the natural environment.

A key moment in her life was at the age of 15, when she accompanied her father to the town of Pisac in the Sacred Valley to work with a group of passengers. On that occasion, they held a dispatch ceremony that marked the beginning of her career path. She decided then to dedicate herself more to this work of dispatches and to weave more to show her work also in the ceremonies.

Today, in the year 2024, Martha is 33 years old. Since she was 27 years old, Martha has been working alone, always guided by the knowledge that the guides and her father passed on to her. Her father, despite being 69 years old today, still performs dispatches and cleanings, maintaining a strong connection with his father.

Martha has a family of one sister and three brothers. One of her brothers works in the United States as a driver, while her sister and one brother work with nature. The other two brothers also work as drivers, but here in Peru. Martha lives with her two daughters, Chaska and Mafer, and her partner in Cusco.

When asked what is most important to her, Martha replied that living with her family gives her peace of mind. For her, life is joyful working in what she is passionate about.

"I'm not going to get tired because I do what I really like," she says with determination.