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Otavalo

Otavalo is a city in the North of Ecuador. It has about 50,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the canton of the same name. Wikivoyage

Population 41,718 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Ecuador

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Ecuador
Tourist office · 580 m Dirección Turismo y Desarrollo Económico Local - GAD Otavalo

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

  • Mercado Municipal 24 de Mayo

    1. Monday: 06:00–18:00
    2. Tuesday: 06:00–18:00
    3. Wednesday: 06:00–18:00
    4. Thursday: 06:00–18:00
    5. Friday: 06:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: 06:00–18:00
    7. Sunday: 06:00–18:00

    06:00–18:00

    310 m from the centre

  • Plaza de Ponchos

    Covered hall
    1. Monday: 07:00–16:00
    2. Tuesday: 07:00–16:00
    3. Wednesday: 07:00–16:00
    4. Thursday: 07:00–16:00
    5. Friday: 07:00–16:00
    6. Saturday: 07:00–16:00
    7. Sunday: 07:00–16:00

    07:00–16:00

    630 m from the centre

  • Mercado Imbaya

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 8 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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