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The Shepherd Boy of Otavalo


The legend of an infamous gang of cattle thieves told through the eyes of a boy.

La Chipicha


Otavalo's oldest and most famous legend, the Andean version of Hansel and Gretel.


Ecos

The memories of Otavalo 40 years ago from Tia LuzMaria Maldonado, wife of tio Luis Maldonado accompanied by black and white photos images of Otavalo.  The Maldonados are the owners and operators of Otavalo's best Museum, "El Obraje".

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Reenactment of an Indigenous Wedding, 1935 

#2 The Preparations 

Many formalities and rituals are strictly followed before any marriage can take place.

#1 Boy meets Girl 

An idyllic day washing clothes becomes the most important day of her life.

#4 Celebration     part 1   

More rituals, more beautiful cultural formalities, the wedding night and a fiesta!

#3 Matrimonio     

The three stages of the ceremony, marriage in the community, city hall and the church.

Because of the length of the video (1 hour total) it has been divided up into five parts.

#5 Celebration     part 2     

The ritual of Navi Mishay is a cleansing and purification, then the big party begins!

We have always collected photos of Otavalo.  There are so few available actually.  These photos are often all that is left to remind us of the Otavalo before the industrial revolution and globalization arrived.  These few represent a time in between 1914 and 1940.   

Old Photos of Otavalo

The culture of the Otavalo Indigenous people has been documented only very little since the advent of photography.  These photos were taken from two publications, Peguche and The Awakening Valley.  There are few copies of either book in existence!   

More Great Photos of Otavalo, circa 1940