Manuel Quispe, dueño de la tienda Colors, muestra aspectos de la cultura zaraguro por medio de artesanía en el diseño de collares hechos con piedras preciosas y semi-preciosas.
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.
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Caption 3 [es]: Eh... Soy de la cultura Puruhá. Caption 3 [en]: Um... I'm from the Puruhá culture.
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.
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Caption 6 [es]: Y entonces, eh... vamos manteniendo lo que es nuestra cultura, ¿no? Caption 6 [en]: And so, um... we are maintaining our culture, right?