Monday, November 19, 2007

The Otavaleños
The otavaleños live in Imbabura. A lot of otavaleños are bilingual. They speak Quichua and Spanish. Some of them are trilingual. They speak Quichua, Spanish and also English. They sell a lot of handicrafs, for example, weavings, sweaters, hats and bags. The town of Otavalo is a comercial place. The market in very famous, here go a lot of tourist. It is on saturday. People come from a lot of countries to visit. The women in Otavalo wear white blouses and black skirts. They also wear a piece of material on their head, it is called a "fachalina"

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