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

Our hostess, Claudia, explains the Kawsaymi family project in Otavalo, Ecuador, which seeks to preserve and share this people's rich traditions with a focus on its scrumptious cuisine.

Claudia teaches us to prepare some delicious dishes from Otavalo, Ecuador's Kawsaymi culture.

In this segment, Claudia teaches us how to prepare a delicious white carrot locro, or hearty stew. Learn the ingredients it contains and how they are cooked in order to obtain that delicious flavor, unique to the Kawsaymi indigenous family.

Following the steps indicated by our hostess Claudia, let's finish off and plate our delicious white carrot locro.

Learn to cook step by step a delicious dessert that is typical of the community of Otavalo: Llama Chaqui, which is also known in different communities as Chaqui Tanda.

Claudia puts the final touches on her Chaqui Tandas, a scrumptious traditional dessert from Otavalo, Ecuador.

Claudia brings us another traditional recipe from the Kawsaymi family: potatoes with amaranth and squash seeds and an herbed pork chop. Step by step, she'll explain to us how to prepare this delicious and nutritious dish.

Let's watch Claudia finish off her delicious dish: potatoes with amaranth in squash seed sauce, accompanied by a scrumptious herbed pork chop.

In Otavalo once again, we will learn about the innumerable benefits of honey and how our bodies can benefit from this natural product.

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.

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.

Vicky from the KIRU Dental Center in Otavalo, Ecuador, shares with us some home remedies for oral hygiene.

From Otavalo, Ecuador, Silvia Ruiz immerses us in the brilliant world of costume jewelry and tells us how this project created by a group of families works.

Milmarte is a family workshop in Otavalo, Ecuador, that specializes in making wool products. Anita Ramírez explains to us the processes they follow to create their beautiful garments.

Welcome to Tarpuy, a nursery near the city of Otavalo that launched during the pandemic to grow and sell cacti, succulents, and other types of plants that are thought to help people to connect to themselves and nature.

The owner of the Tarpuy nursery near Otavalo, Ecuador, tells us about some of the different plants, pots, and prices they offer as well as a bit of her philosophy regarding their care.

Feeling the need to try something different during the pandemic, Ayriwa starts her own brand, Mali Tea, a business devoted to producing and selling tea, dried fruit, and granola. In this video, she shows us her products and explains their various benefits.

Juan Carlos, the chef-owner of the Yannuk cafe in Otavalo, Ecuador, shows us how to make a mimosa cocktail, a very popular— and very simple— North American brunch drink.

From Otavalo, Ecuador, our friend Ñusta takes us to the Peguche Waterfall, a site of enormous touristic, ritual, and spiritual importance that is associated with a fascinating legend.

From the Plaza de Ponchos, in Otavalo, Ecuador, Luzmila tells us how the pandemic and quarantine has affected her and her fellow dolly load carriers.

Let's learn about the work and philosophies of early childhood teachers at the Hayni Early Childhood Development Center in Otavalo, Ecuador.

Let's learn more about the Hayni project, which provides a space where young boys and girls can learn and play, all while developing their self-esteem and autonomy.

Dea Flor is the traditional clothing brand created by Elena Maldonado from Otavalo, Ecuador, who tells us how, with her designs, she both expresses herself and pleases her customers.