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In the past 15 years, Otavalo Indians have begun to travel around the world in a successful campaign to export Andean culture. ... While other indigenous peoples, under pressure to assimilate are donning Levis and T-shirts, Otavalo Indians are still easily identified by their distinctive dress:
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Otavalo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Otavalo (Ecuador), town, north-central Ecuador, in the Andean highlands at an elevation of 8,441 feet (2,573 metres). The area was densely settled by the Otavalo Indians prior to its conquest by the Incas and became a Spanish-controlled settlement in the 16th century.
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Otavalo Indian ... Copyrigth © 2002 Juan Navarro. All rights reserved.
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Otavalo is the most famous Indian market in Ecuador and much of South America: ponchos, exquisite sweaters, wool rugs, leatherwork, wooden goods, and Indian jewelry are sold here. The Otavalo Indians, for whom the town is named, cling proudly to their ancient culture and mode of dress...
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Visit the famous Otavalo Indian Market of the day. The Otavalo Indians are prosperous trade's people and their outdoor emporium is loaded with baskets, ponchos, hats, tapestries, leatherwork and woodcarvings. ... Peguche, where the Otavalo Indians do their weaving on the crafts that they sell at the market,
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The city of Otavalo has around 26,000 inhabitants and is infamous for its crafts and weavers that predates back to Inca times along with its colorful Saturday markets. ... There is a monument showing Otavaleños Indians dancing close to the bus terminal. From the bus station get a taxi or a local bus to the city center. Or,
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In Otavalo, Ecuador, the Ali Shungu Foundation was formed to help five poor Andean communities ... The people of these agricultural villages are the poorest of the poor! The Ali Shungu Foundation was established to assist and benefit these communities with programs improving the ... Most members of the five communities,
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In Otavalo, Ecuador, the Ali Shungu Foundation was formed to help five poor Andean communities ... "IMPROVING THE HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELL-BEING ; ... An engineering student from Ecuador and two students from the University of Wisconsin spent Easter week studying the water system of 5 rural communities. This is a...
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