Det sker i Otavalo, Ecuador året igennem

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Tætpakket — Carnaval, Pawkar Raymi

• Festival

  Carnaval

  14.–17. feb.KarnevalTætpakketLukninger

  Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday are national holidays, and the long weekend means water balloons, foam spray and flour thrown in the streets, so dress to get wet. Buses fill as families travel, and offices and many shops close. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Pawkar Raymi

  5. feb. – 5. mar. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  The flowering festival runs eleven days in Peguche, built round a football tournament that brings Otavalenos home from Europe for it, plus the Nusta contest and Andean music every night. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Pawkar Raymi, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Semana Santa

  3.–5. apr.Påske & den stille ugeTætpakketLukninger

  Good Friday is a national holiday and many Ecuadorians travel over the long weekend, so buses fill and beach and mountain towns get busy. Churches hold processions, and fanesca, the grain and salt-cod soup of Holy Week, is served everywhere. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Carnaval (14.–17. feb.), Pawkar Raymi (5. feb. – 5. mar. (normalt))

Travlt — Semana Santa

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Semana Santa (3.–5. apr.)

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Travlt — Inti Raymi, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Drier highland months

  15. jun. – 15. sep. · normaltTørsæson

  The northern sierra gets its break from the afternoon rain around midyear, which is when the Cotacachi crater rim and the walk down to Peguche are reliably walkable and the volcanoes show.

• Festival

  Inti Raymi

  19.–29. jun.Stor festivalTætpakket

  The solstice weeks belong to the communities: ritual bathing at the Peguche waterfall before dawn, then days of masked dancers stamping their way round the plazas of Otavalo, Iluman and Cotacachi. Kilde ↗

Travlt — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Drier highland months (15. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Drier highland months (15. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Fiesta del Yamor, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Fiesta del Yamor

  4.–13. sep.HøstTætpakket

  The town's own fortnight thanks the harvest with a chicha brewed from twelve kinds of maize. Floats, open-air concerts on the plaza, and every family with a pot of it on the go. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Drier highland months (15. jun. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Travlt — Dia de los Difuntos

• Helligdag

  Dia de los Difuntos

  1.–2. nov.National helligdag

  Kichwa families spend 2 November at the indigenous cemetery with their dead, sharing food laid out on the graves with musicians playing. Colada morada and guaguas de pan are sold all over town. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Ano Viejo effigies, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Kapak Raymi

  19.–23. dec. · normaltStor festival

  The December solstice festival, one of the four Andean raymis, is being revived by Otavalo's communities as a rite of passage for children and teenagers, alongside the town's Christmas celebrations. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Ano Viejo effigies

  28.–31. dec.Jul & nytårTætpakket

  Life-size effigies of the old year, often mocking politicians and celebrities, go on sale and on show in the days before New Year's Eve, then are burned in the street at midnight. Kilde ↗