Hand-woven bags for sale

At the Otavalo market, a woman stands near a market stall laden with colorful wool bags of all shapes and sizes. (Learn more)

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Among all the indigenous people in Ecuador, those who live in the Otavalo Valley have become the most commercially successful — largely because of the reputation of their hand-woven items among international tourists and traders.

Learn more about Ecuador, Otavalo, South America, commerce, crafts, markets, weaving, and world cultures.

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  • Lesson plan: Threads through South America: Weaving in Ecuador This lesson for grade six takes a look at the weaving and textiles created in the Andes of Ecuador in and near the town of Otavalo. In addition to learning about Ecuadorian weaving, students may also create their own woven artifact.

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