Otavalo people
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Otavalo girl in traditional clothing
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| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Ecuador | |
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| Kichwa, Spanish | |
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| Catholicism | |
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| Other Andean peoples of Ecuador |
The Otavalos are an indigenous people native to Imbabura Province in northern Ecuador. The Otavalos also inhabit the city of Otavalo in the above mentioned province. Commerce and "handcrafts" are among the principal economic activities of the Otavalos, who enjoy superior standard of living than most indigenous groups in Ecuador and many mestizos of their area.[1]
Two Otavalo girls in Cayambe, Ecuador
References[edit]
- ^ Las Costumbres de los Ecuatorianos. 2007. Osvaldo Hurtado. p. 260-270
Further Reading[edit]
- Collier, John, Jr., and Buitrón, Aníbal. The Awakening Valley. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1949
- Meisch, Lynn. Otavalo: Weaving, Costume and the Market. Ediciones Libri Mundi, Quito, 1987.
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