OTAVALO

San Luis de Otavalo is a beautiful city located in the north Sierra from the Ecuador, a 30 minute from ibarra and cold temperate climate. This place is surrounded by Andean landscapes, Otavalo is one of the most tourist  places of the Ecuador.
The visitors can enjoy different cultural landscapes, go to shopping and experiment the otavalo´s culture

THE ARTISAN FAIR

Otavalo is worldwide famous for its handmade fair that offers him an infinity of products, created with the hands of skilled and experienced artisans.  

Otavalo is known for its variety of flavors, traditional preparations are: 

In this market it can be a great variety of textile products, crafts in wood, raft, carved, key rings, imitation jewelry, jeweler's, paintings, antiques and more.

SAN PABLO´S LAKE

San Pablo's beautiful lake is located to 3 Km. of Otavalo, to the feet of the Volcano Imbabura. 

Around the lake there is totora, vegetable fiber with the one grows which the native ones manufacture the merry-go-rounds of totora like half of transport for the lake and different types of crafts.   

Several activities like practice of aquatic sports can be developed as swimming, sky, oar and sport fishing.

FOOD

Quimbolitos

Mote with cheese 

Mishqui gut (tripa mishqui)

Morocho 

Potatoes with leather (papas con cuero)

 Habas with cheese

 Colada morada 

This preparation can be found around Ecuador during the November holidays "day of the deceased", but it is the oldest towns where its more traditional preparation continues, with aromatic herbs, fruits of the season as the mortiño and flour of black corn. and this doll bread´s

Empanadas

If you're adventurous, and like the original´s things you most try a specialty found only in Otavalo: sheep's head soup

It's a strong soup with potatoes, some chives, cilantro and of course the head of the sheep.

ALSO YOU CAN VISIT OTHER ATTRACTIONS LIKE:

Peguche Waterfall

The Woodcutter Hill 

Mojanda Lake 

Train Station

Condor Park