Otavalo is a center of Andean folklore music.  The charango, similar to a mandolin, must be handmade with precision.  I ran into Rafael Saltos and his wife today and they allowed me to film them in their workshop a couple of blocks from the plaza.
[Home][Most Recent OtavaloVideos][Most Viewed][The Artisans of Otavalo][Culture of Maize]
[Otavalo: Memories and Legends][Otavalo Music Videos][Politics of Otavalo][Andean Community]
[Andean Celebrations][Traditional Medicine of the Andes][The Ali Shungu Foundation]
Maestro Rafael Saltos,
Instrument Maker 

  Maestro Rafael Saltos, Instrument Maker