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Kichwa community customs
It would be an endless list of customs that Otavaleños have, we will start with one of the most important of all, the traditional celebration of Inti Raymi, or festival of the sun for the harvests of the year, here the Otavaleños celebrate a change
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Community of women
The movements of indigenous communities always emphasize working together or as a family, since everyone is mobilized for a common and collective goal. The head of these communities is always the yaya mama or the authority who delegates the activity to be carried out.
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Women's jobs
Women are one of the most valuable components in a society, here you will find how they are trained in mind, how they dress and what activities they do on a day-to-day basis to be part of Otavaleña society.
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Ways to live - A day with an Otavaleño
It is very important that you know that Otavaleños honor the pacha mama or nature, so their day-to-day activities are based on paying homage to it, one of the main places where they pay tribute is in the waterfalls
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Kichwa culture - dialect
Forgotten language, every time it survives within a minority, however, Otavaleños use it as their main dialect to communicate with their family, friends and community.
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What does family mean to the Kichwa culture?
In the Kichwa language, it would be translated as "everyone's blanket." Undoubtedly that is what a family does, teach values, provide responsibilities and form a space for social bonding
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What culture means to Otavaleños
Culture for Otavaleños means work, love, union, colors, land, fertility. Like most Ecuadorians, we wait 12 months to start new cycles, however, Otavaleños begin their life every Inti Raymi
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