Indigenous Makets
OTAVALO
Time: 8 Hours
Every day, prefferly Saturdays
Its original name is "Tzarantze" = working people, now it has been chaanged into Otavalo = blanket over all. Otavalo is a Quichua hometown which is proud of its origins and being the last Incas. One of the most important fairs in Latin America where they...
SAQUISILI
Time: 8 Hours
Every day, preferly Wednesdays and Sundays
People of majestic colorful as everyone in the Ecuadorian highlands, the main attraction are the visits to places where they sell various products such as handicrafts, fruits, vegetables, animals, textiles.
Compared to Otavalo, Saquilí has...
PUJILI
PUJILÍ
Time: 8 hours (prefferly onSundays)
It is a small village near Latacunga, Pujilí as all the indigenous market of the Center zone of Ecuador have well-established traditions in their people, example is their food, and their clothes and their parties especially the Corpus Cristi and Inti Raymi...
ZUMBAGUA
Time: 1 Day
Saturday
Zumbahua The market is famous for its fair.
On a clear day, you can see the snowy Cotopaxi from the benches of those selling and Ilinizas. But what is most interesting is the activity in this high level. Zumbahua is a typical montainering market which sell llamas and horses, as...