Tag: andean culture

A Raymi Festival for Every Season

Posted by Angie Drake | Feb 20, 2018 | Ecuador, Festivals, The Andes | 0 |

How the Saraguros Celebrate Kapak Raymi

Posted by Angie Drake | Dec 16, 2017 | Ecuador, Festivals, Southern Ecuador | 4 |

Catzos – Sierra Snack Food

by Angie Drake | Jun 3, 2019 | Ecuador, Food and Recipes, The Andes | 7 |

I almost couldn’t believe it when I saw catzos con tostado for sale at the local Killa Raymi...

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A Raymi Festival for Every Season

by Angie Drake | Feb 20, 2018 | Ecuador, Festivals, The Andes | 0 |

The four Andean sun festivals, called raymis, are ancient celebrations honoring the annual passage...

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How the Saraguros Celebrate Kapak Raymi

by Angie Drake | Dec 16, 2017 | Ecuador, Festivals, Southern Ecuador | 4 |

In the southern province of Loja, the city of Saraguro, Ecuador is famous for its local traditions...

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A Clamorous Carnival in Guamote!

by Angie Drake | Feb 21, 2017 | Central Ecuador, Ecuador, Festivals, The Andes | 0 |

In 2016, I went to one of the most exciting parades in Ecuador, Carnival in Guamote. It takes...

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Bordado de Zuleta

by Angie Drake | May 16, 2015 | Ecuador, Interviews, Quito, The Andes, The North | 0 |

In the Andean community of Zuleta, generations of women have embroidered clothing by hand,...

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