Hva som skjer i Otavalo, Ecuador gjennom året

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Toppsesong — Carnaval, Pawkar Raymi

• Festival

  Carnaval

  14.–17. febKarnevalMye folkStengninger

  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 · vanligvisStor festivalMye folk

  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 ↗

Travelt — Pawkar Raymi, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Semana Santa

  3.–5. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folkStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Carnaval (14.–17. feb), Pawkar Raymi (5. feb – 5. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Semana Santa

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Semana Santa (3.–5. apr)

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Travelt — Inti Raymi, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Drier highland months

  15. jun – 15. sep · vanligvisTørrsesong

  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. junStor festivalMye folk

  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 ↗

Travelt — skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i juli.

Fortsatt på gang: Drier highland months (15. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Drier highland months (15. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Fiesta del Yamor, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Fiesta del Yamor

  4.–13. sepInnhøstingMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Drier highland months (15. jun – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Travelt — Dia de los Difuntos

• Helligdag

  Dia de los Difuntos

  1.–2. novNasjonaldag

  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 ↗

Travelt — Ano Viejo effigies, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Festival

  Kapak Raymi

  19.–23. des · vanligvisStor 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. desJul og nyttårMye folk

  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 ↗