Otavalo people
Indigenous people of northern Ecuador / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Otavalos are an indigenous people native to the Andean mountains of 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]
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Ecuador | |
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Kichwa, Spanish | |
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Catholicism Andean Cosmovision | |
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The Otavalo live in the high, cool altitudes of the Andes. The city of Otavalo is located at an elevation of 2,532 metres (8,307 ft).[2]