Tourist attractions in Ecuador
Taxopamba Waterfall
Taxopamba Waterfall
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Ponchos Square
The Centennial Market or also called "Plaza de Ponchos", is one of the most visited places by national and foreign tourists. Thousands of artisans and merchants, most of them from Otavaleño, gather in this plaza, who go out every day of the week to exhibit their crafts, especially on Saturdays when the fair extends to the nearby streets due to its magnitude and importance. Here you can find everything from fabrics, hats, jewelry, embroidery, bracelets to works made of wood or clay. You can also find traditional handicrafts where their design, raw material and quality have changed, but still reflect the work of the Otavaleño people. In this place you can see paintings from Tigua, tapestries from the Salasacas, carvings from San Antonio de Ibarra, leather goods from Cotacachi, handicrafts from the Saraguros, from the Kichwa from the east; with this Otavalo becomes a cultural center. How to get? From Otavalo, it is located on Antonio José de Sucre and Quiroga streets, 3 blocks from the terminal, towards the southern end of Otavalo.
5.40 Km.
Otavalo Indigenous Market
The most famous indigenous market of Ecuador is the one of Otavalo canton, northern of Quito city. Its unique beauty in South America lies in the kindness of the Otavaleños indigenous, the extraordinary offer of traditional products and the experience of the Ecuadorian Andean culture, full of tradition frozen in time. Saturday is a unique day to visit Otavalo, because its market spreads all over the city, having the “Plaza de los Ponchos” as its center, where the traditional market is located. It is the only day of the week in which lots of diversity in the production of clothes and fabrics can be appreciated, since the rest of the days the commercial activity is reduced to the Plaza and the shops that are around it. At the market you can find: ponchos, sweaters, armadillo charangos, paintings, jewelry, craftworks, tapestries, etc. The best offers and prices are achieved by haggling and walking up the distant streets, as Otavalo is a single market. The modern economic and textile boom of the Otavaleños dates back to 1960. Otavalo products are now found in the markets of the world, in South America, the United States, Europe or Asia. The surroundings of Otavalo also offer much to the visitor. It is easy to go to Peguche, San José de la Bolsa, Selva Alegre, Cotama, Agato and Ilumán, to appreciate the textile skills of the indigenous people directly or to buy their productions directly from the artisans. In Cotacachi there is a large leather industry and in San Antonio there is the wood carving. The enumeration continues with the Waterfall of Peguche, or the lakes where moments of distraction can be spent at: Mojanda, San Pablo, Cuicocha and Yaguarcocha lakes.For the photography enthusiast, a great option is the Animal Market, early in the morning and also on Saturday. From Otavalo it is easy to admire the beauty of its imposing mountains such us the Imbabura and its telluric couple, the Mama Cotacachi.
5.41 Km.
Otavalango Museum
Contributes to the conservation and revitalization of the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of the Kichwa Otavalo people, through research, tourism development and cultural education. It shows the customs and traditions of the Otavaleño people, they demonstrate their ancestral clothing and indicate how the fabrics are, in addition they present their dance and music. You can enjoy how they perform the interpretations of the festivities of the Otavaleño people such as: the indigenous marriage, the wake, the music, among other native ceremonies. Location Located 5 minutes from downtown Otavalo. Barrio San Juan, via Antigua a Quiroga #1230, Old San Pedro factory. Entry price Adults $5.00 Children (up to 12 years old) $2.50 Seniors $2.50
6.16 Km.
The Milkman Viewpoint
The landscape is made up of a purely agricultural area where corn crops prevail, mainly, and other Andean products typical of the place. We also find eucalyptus forests, pine. The fauna is represented by birds that are typical of the inter-Andean region such as sparrows, blackbirds, huiracchuros, quilicos, quindes, among others. It is a natural viewpoint from where you can see the San Pablo lagoon, the Imbabura volcano, the city of Otavalo, the Fuya Fuya mountain and the Cotacachi volcano. From the traditional point of view, it is a very important place for indigenous customs, since it is a sacred site where purification rituals are carried out among indigenous people of Ecuador and the world. Location It is located 50 minutes on foot from the city of Otavalo in the Eugenio Espejo Parish and is at 2847 meters above sea level. It is a 10-minute walk from Parque Condor. Activities we can do: mystical tourism cultural tourism Photography
6.34 Km.
Fuya Fuya Hil
The Fuya Fuya is preferred by tourists who like mountaineering in its different specialties.In the sector there are three trails that lead to the top of the hill from where you can see the top of the Imbabura, Cotacachi and Cayambe volcanoes. The scenic beauty offered by the sector is incomparable. You can climb the Fuya Fuya hill, which is the highest peak that surrounds the Mojanda lagoons and from its top you can see a large part of the inter-Andean alley of the Sierra Norte del Ecuador. Location Cerro Fuya FuyaThis hill is located near the Lagunas de Mojanda, passing the town of Pedro Moncayo, 17 km south of Otavalo. Activities: Climb to the top of Fuya Fuya Climb to the summit of Yanahurco Laguna Grande Ring Trekking Cochasquí Pyramids Trail - Laguna Chiquita Malchinguí Trail - Laguna Chiquita Yanahurco bypass Atahualpa Trail - Laguna Grande Laguna Grande ring road following the line of summits
6.54 Km.
Mojanda Lagoons
The Mojanda Lagoons are surrounded by grasslands and remnants of native forests that maintain a representative biodiversity of the northern Andean moors. The lake complex is made up of three lagoons, the first and largest known as Caricocha or male lagoon which is of volcanic origin, next to this lagoon there are two smaller ones, Huarmicocha or female lagoon and Yanacocha or black lagoon, all of them will achieve transmit the tranquility of its waters and the life of its surroundings. It has crystal clear water, ideal for fishing, hiking and camping. Location It is located on the provincial border between Pichincha and Imbabura, at the foot of the Fuya Fuya hill at 4,263 meters above sea level; passing the town of Pedro Moncayo, 17 km south of Otavalo. The Mojanda lake complex is at the top of the Mojanda-Cajas knot mountain system and occupies the crater cauldron of the extinct Mojanda volcano.
6.72 Km.