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Otavalo
Intermediate
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Located in the Andean highlands, the town of Otavalo, Ecuador, is inhabited primarily by the Otavalo indigenous group and well-known for its traditional handicraft market. In this series, we will walk alongside diverse individuals who will teach us some of the most important traditions and customs of this fascinating region.

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Otavalo - Bargueños

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Ecuador

If you've never heard of a "bargueño," join artist Javier Troya, who will reveal to us the secrets of these unique pieces of furniture that he creates.

Otavalo - Claudia y sus pinturas

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Ecuador

Claudia, a painter and fine and visual artist, explains to us the importance of being able to express herself through her art and how she began to paint for others on commission as well as creating her own brand of "Capullu" caps.

Otavalo - Vestimenta indígena

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Ecuador

From Otavalo, Ecuador, Blanquita Arias shows us the different components of the indigenous clothing from her community, which is most typically worn to attend weddings.

Otavalo - Maestro violinista

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Ecuador

Let's get to know Gato Amantu Cabascango Garzon, a world-renowned violin maker who resides in Otavalo, Ecuador.

Otavalo - Artesanos

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Ecuador

Jose Quinchuqui, a craftsman from Otavalo, Ecuador, fills us in about some of the details of his work, the different materials he employs, and the various ways in which he and his siblings contribute to the family business.

Otavalo - Jorge, creador de atrapasueños

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Ecuador

Dreamcatchers are a type of talisman that are thought to ward off bad energy while retaining the good. Jorge Musuña, who makes them for a living in Otavalo, Ecuador, talks to us about their many sizes and varieties and their process of creation.

Otavalo - La fiesta Inti Raymi

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Ecuador

Residents of Otavalo, Ecuador, explain to us how they celebrate "Inti Raymi," an Inca Empire celebration in honor of the sun god, "Inti," and how it helps them to preserve their culture.

Otavalo - Antiguedades 'La Reliquia'

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Ecuador

Ecuadorian antique shop owner, Víctor Echeverría, shares with us its history and some of its unique treasures.

Otavalo - Curso de Zampoña, instrumento andino popular

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Ecuador

Humberto Morales from Ecuador teaches us about the Zampoña, a traditional Andean instrument.

Otavalo - Un músico andino y su viaje junto a la zampoña

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Ecuador

An Ecuadorian player of the siku, a traditional Andean instrument, tells us how his music has taken him around the world.

Otavalo - Zapatos andinos

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Ecuador

Meet Cesar Flores, the owner of the Kory Malku Andean shoe store in Otavalo, Ecuador.

Otavalo - El mercado de artesanías de Otavalo

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Ecuador

Natalia from Ecuador introduces us to the largely indigenous and extremely fascinating city of Otavalo, considered to be the "intercultural capital" of Ecuador.

Otavalo - Artesano de monigotes de Año Viejo

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Ecuador

Meet Manuel Leon, an Ecuadorian artist who makes effigies for the "Año Viejo" tradition which symbolically brings in the New Year by burning them as representations of the negative aspects of the past one.

Otavalo - Haciendo pulseras artesanales

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Ecuador

Meet Alberto from Otavalo, Ecuador, who has sold his handmade bracelets throughout the world.

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