How Fair Trade Supports Women Living in Rural Villages of Peru

How Fair Trade Supports Women Living in Rural Villages of Peru The Patacancha Valley is home to many Indigenous villages that were settled centuries ago by Quechua people fleeing the Spanish conquest. Perched at high altitudes in the stunning Andean landscape, these communities lived for centuries at a distance from mainstream culture and economy in Peru. Until relatively recently, the villages in the Patacancha Valley did not have access to roads, telephones, or schools. Even when men left to work outside the villages, women stayed to care for children, farms, and animals.  In the last 30 years, however, new roads...