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Taita Chavo is the last of his kind in this area. He plays the Spanish Harp, an instrument introduced to the Otavalo area by the Jesuit missionaries several hundred years ago. The Harp evolved into an important element of all Indigenous celebrations.

Taita Chavo:  Arpista Extraodinario

Portraits by Carlos Orbe of San Antonio de Ibarra

We met the artist Carlos Orbe 28 years ago in San Antonio de Ibarra. In his studio he had piles of his "l*ngo" portraits which were just sitting forgotten in a corner. We bought them all and continued to buy whatever Indigenous portraits he painted.