Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Otavalo, Ecuador

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Topdrukte — Carnaval, Pawkar Raymi

• Festival

  Carnaval

  14–17 febCarnavalDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Pawkar Raymi

  5 feb – 5 mrt · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Pawkar Raymi, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Semana Santa

  3–5 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Carnaval (14–17 feb), Pawkar Raymi (5 feb – 5 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Semana Santa

In april begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Semana Santa (3–5 apr)

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Inti Raymi, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Seizoen

  Drier highland months

  15 jun – 15 sep · meestalDroog seizoen

  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 junGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In juli begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Drier highland months (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Drier highland months (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Druk — Fiesta del Yamor, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Fiesta del Yamor

  4–13 sepOogsttijdDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Drier highland months (15 jun – 15 sep (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Dia de los Difuntos

• Feestdag

  Dia de los Difuntos

  1–2 novNationale feestdag

  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. Bron ↗

Druk — Ano Viejo effigies, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Kapak Raymi

  19–23 dec · meestalGroot 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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Ano Viejo effigies

  28–31 decKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  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. Bron ↗