På gång i Otavalo, Ecuador under året

Mellansäsong — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Mest folk — Carnaval, Pawkar Raymi

• Festival

  Carnaval

  14–17 febKarnevalTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Pawkar Raymi

  5 feb – 5 mar · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Pawkar Raymi, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Semana Santa

  3–5 aprPåsk & stilla veckanTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Carnaval (14–17 feb), Pawkar Raymi (5 feb – 5 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Semana Santa

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Semana Santa (3–5 apr)

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i maj.

Mycket folk — Inti Raymi, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Drier highland months

  15 jun – 15 sep · vanligtvisTorrsäsong

  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 festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i juli.

Pågår fortfarande: Drier highland months (15 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Drier highland months (15 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Fiesta del Yamor, skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Fiesta del Yamor

  4–13 sepSkördTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Drier highland months (15 jun – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Mycket folk — Dia de los Difuntos

• Helg

  Dia de los Difuntos

  1–2 novNationell helgdag

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Ano Viejo effigies, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Kapak Raymi

  19–23 dec · vanligtvisStor 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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Ano Viejo effigies

  28–31 decJul & nyårTrångt

  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. Källa ↗