The manufacture of these pieces of art dates back to the 40’s when the boxes of San Marcos were used as reference for the design of traditional scenes such as traditional dances, parties, rural scenes as well as the work of planting and harvesting of the dedicated inhabitants. to the crop.
The Ayacucho artisans adapted the new boxes and made them in their own way, changing the name to Retablos. To do this job you just need to have a lot of patience, a lot of creativity and detail, because when creating these unique pieces of art the artisans are also telling us the stories they have lived.