Zenovia Cruz Condori
Healer, Weaver & Designer
Zenovia Cruz Condori is a powerful Nust’a Paqo (Nature Priestess) from the community of Chek’as Pampa on Ausangate mountain in Peru. A powerful healer, Zenovia was trained in the weaving and healing arts by her grandmother Justa Condori who died at the ripe old age of 120. Weaving is first foremost and always a ceremonial practice, as ancestral designs imbued with powerful prayers are woven into each creation in Alpaca fibre. Zenovia created her first prize-winning Alpaca Fur Wrap in 2019 at the Ocongate festival and won first place for her unique and innovative design. She was inspired by her cousin, who raises prize-winning Alpacas, to weave this fabulous quality Alpaca fibre into a beautiful and unique design. Thus her signature ALPACA FUR WRAP was born. Since her first prize winning Wrap was born, Zenovia has won every year at all the most important Artesanal Fairs in Cuzco, Peru. Since then, many have attempted to copy her design, but no one creates the same level of quality as does Zenovia. We celebrate her here, offering her original creations, each one a unique piece, honoring the beauty and happiness of the Alpaca and Weaver, Zenovia the originator of this design.
