Otavalo people

Otavalo

Otavalo girl in traditional clothing
Regions with significant populations
Ecuador
Languages
Kichwa, Spanish
Religion
Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
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 that province. Commerce and handcrafts are among the principal economic activities of the Otavalos, who enjoy a higher standard of living than most indigenous groups in Ecuador and many mestizos of their area.[1]

Two Otavalo girls in Cayambe, Ecuador

References

  1. Las Costumbres de los Ecuatorianos. 2007. Osvaldo Hurtado. p. 260-270

Further Reading

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