Gourmet products local specialties and wines Otavalo

Located in and around the covered market hall, this market is packed with stalls selling fruit and vegetables, spices and cereals, all sold by local farmers. It's a meeting place for locals, who come to stock up on fresh provisions and discuss the latest news from the city. The scents and colors alone are worth the detour. Go around lunchtime to sample the dishes prepared by the Otavaleños! You can enjoy traditional dishes such ascaldo de gallina and hornado

A little outside the city, you can find calves, cows, pigs, ducks... and dogs at the best price. Many of these exchanges still take place according to the old tradition of bartering, which is rapidly losing ground to the exchange of greenbacks. On all sides, the natives are busy, recognizable by their colorful costumes: midnight blue poncho on white trousers, rope espadrilles, long braid and hat for the men; long blue woollen skirt slit on a white petticoat, white embroidered bodice, golden pearl necklaces for the women... Be early.