Inca-Caranqui
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Inca-Caranqui is an archaeological site located in the village of Caranqui on the southern outskirts of the city of Ibarra, Ecuador. The ruin is located in a fertile valley at an elevation of 2,299 me
Lake Yaguarcocha (Blood Lake) where Huayna Capac reputedly massacred thousands of Caranqui men.
Otavalo people
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The Otavalos are an indigenous people native to the Andean mountains of Imbabura Province in northern Ecuador. The Otavalos also inhabit the city of Otavalo in that province. Commerce and handcrafts a
Inca-Caranqui
…north of Quito for 160 kilometres (99 mi) to near the Colombian border consisted of several small-scale chiefdoms including the Caranqui, Cayambe, Otavalo, and Cochasquí. The names of the first three are preserved in names of 21st century towns and cities and the last is the name given a prominent pre-Incan…
Otavalo girl in traditional clothing
Two Otavalo girls in Cayambe, Ecuador
Indigenous people of the Otavalo people, roasting guinea pigs on charcoal.
An Otavaleña in traditional dress works with a customer in the open-air market in Otavalo, Ecuador.