Labyrinth of ponchos

Is Saturday morning. Women wearing embroidered blouses, black skirts and a hand knitted shawl over Their shoulders, offer a great Variety of handmade products in the market of Otavalo (county of Imbabura): a labyrinth of narrow positions WHERE blankets, wool tapestries and murals with Andean motifs Are Among Other products exhibit.
The Market That Is Located in the Plaza El Poncho, is a great attraction for the Tourists of diverse parts of the world Who are annihilated when to Observing the quality of the blouses, skirts and dresses, made ??by the skillful hands of the dressmakers of Otavalo.
As the merchants and buyers stay the whole day, in one of the ends of the square They prepare aromatic and tempting pottage. After making a good deal or an excellent purchase, There Is Nothing Better Than a sumptuous meal and Overwhelming.
Otavalo But not is the only Ecuadorian Population That gets dressed and bustle of Agitation During The days of fair. For example, in Riobamba (capital of the county of Chimborazo), They carry out the indian market of La Plaza Concepción, where, May you find traditional hats, belts and jewels very old events.
The market is like an Immense box of surprises … Because in one of the corners, those “patched” (patchers) Do Not stop hitting the pedals of Their Old but invincible sewing machines, in a titanic combat ones Against the Indiscreet That Their designs try to copy
That is Not everything. In the Plaza Dávalos, The Women of the community of Cabuya-Following a tradition That goes back to the colonial time-That spin the fiber is extracted of the agave cactus American Street, to transform it Into strings, soles of shoes and sacks of canvas vegetables.