Universidad de Especialidades Turísticas UCT Archeologic Carchi ...

Universidad de Especialidades Turísticas 

Elaborated by: 

Diego Arboleda 

Tutor: 

Enrique Cabanilla 

Degree: 

National Tourist Guide 

UCT 

Archeologic 

Carchi and Imbabura 

2 days one night 

3 pax 

From France 

Archaeologists 

Quito, November 2011

Introduction 

In Ecuador there is much natural and cultural wealth, talking about the first of 

these, it is the most sold and marketed, but it does not mean that the other must 

be relegated. The cultural, which is supported by national government, has a 

very important framework for work. 

Archaeology in the country as a whole, has a very extensive history that is still 

being recovered and studied, but very badly that we are losing wealth due 

to archaeologicalmisinformation, projects, ambitions and personal interests. 

In the North Highland we have visited, there is a very interesting part of the 

archaeological study; but, the lack of studies and abandonmentas led to the 

hands of the looters are the largest holders of thiscultural wealth. 

The sites visited were observed as well as unparalleled wealth of art, go and try 

to understand the reasons for their acts of seeingindigenous cultures but 

very interesting places completely neglected and abandoned as Socapamba, 

Huataviro, the board among other tolas, the Otavaleño Institution museum of 

Anthropology and the Ecuadorian House of Culture of Carchi, is a 

very necessary and immediate action to recover these assetsand giving the 

importance that they should have. 

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TOURIST PROFILE 

According to a study on French tourism trends both: sender and receiver to 

be handled within the tourism sector, can be given to know the main 

characteristics associated with the archeology of 

Ecuador Region, especially North Highland with the routes that 

are projected in the following detailed justification as French tourists Itinerary: 

Use of Travel Guides regardless of an operating agency, making short 

trips and several activities. 

Specialization is accompanied by other activities, not only to the 

motivation of the trip. 

Latin American passion as visits and contact with communities, 

sharing the typical food of the place. 

Motivations of natural places, heritage, or direct contact with the field if 

required site visits. 

Not only to do an activity, archeology as the main topic without 

leaving the subject, we talked about what each place has as we passed by 

each feature and matched this to archeology. 

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Development 

METHODOLOGY 

Below, are all the proposed routes and final trip as Real Guidance, and agreed 

with everything mentioned below is quoted on the field visits and research 

to make the final itinerary with everything that happened during field trips. 

These are some drawbacks about the trip and planning of the places was slated 

to produce the final product: 

We traveled to Milagro town over the bridge a few kilometers near the 

way Salinas to San Lorenzo, on the road there is a steep climb on a 30minute 

third-order path through towns like Conception, Incarnation and 

Milagro where the road is in a very poor condition and did not allow 

us access due to the continuous landslides in the area from the road 

to San Lorenzo. 

Site Museums Acknowledgements David Paltán with parts in 

disarray and a museum that has no visits; in the future, in San Gabriel, 

they will reform it. 

Archaeological Museums of El Angel and Huaca have interesting 

pieces which are particular people hands, who with 

their benevolence and have allowed access. 

Pimampiro has a very interesting range of archeology, but at very far 

distances, with a trip of 2 days; with the visit to Carchi there was no 

time to do it. 

Museums in Otavalo, Fuller and Victor Vasquez Alejandro Jaramillo are 

in current litigation with their relatives, and they are in the hands of the 

municipality that does not give the space to display them. 

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Saturday 

ITINERARY 1 

8:00 Departure from Quito 

9:30 Arrival in Guachala and visit to Mama Rosa Cholango House 

9:45 Departure from Otavalo 

10:00-10:05 Arrival at Miralago 

10:05-10:30 Visit to Plaza de Ponchos. 

11:00-11:30 Visit to IOA 

11:30 Departure to Cotacachi 

12:00-13:00 Lunch in Cotacachi 

13:00-13:20 Departure and arrival in San Antonio de Ibarra 

13:20-13:40 Visit to Tolas Huataviro 

13:40-14:30 Departure to Mira Parish Milagro 

14:30-14:50 To know the Petroglyphs in Milagro 

14:50 Departure to Salinas 

14:50-15:10 Visit and arrival at Tolas of Salinas 

15:10-16:10 Departure and arrive in Caranqui 

16:10-17:10 Visit to Caranqui Museum and Baños del Inca 

17:10 Departure to Yahuarcocha 

17:10-17:25 Visit Yaguarcocha 

17:25 Departure to Rancho Carolina INN 

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Sunday 

8:00 -9:00 Breakfast 

9:00 Departure to Pimampiro 

10:00-13:00 Arrival and visit to Pimampiro 

13:00 -14:00 Lunch 

14:00 Return to Quito 

17:00 Arrival in Quito 

NOTE 

Lunch in Cotacachi can be in carts or restaurant, next to it there is a 

new home in a great tasting 

Mama Rosa Cholango, the last person who extracts chaguarmishqui 

in Tabacundo and Cayambe. 

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Saturday 

ITINERARY 2 


9:00 Pisque: to know geological lines 

9:45 Arrival at Miralago 

9:45-10:10 Departure to San Pablo and visit its cemetery 

10:10-10:30 Arrival at Plaza de Ponchos and visit 

10:30-11:00 Visitto Vasquez Fuller Museum 

11:00-11:30 Departureto San Antonio 

11:30-12:00 Visit Huataviro Tola 

12:00-14:30 Lunch in Chaltura 

14:30 Departure to Caranqui 

14:30-15:10 Arrival and visit Caranqui 

15:10 Departure to Mira “Milagro Parrish” 

15:10-16:10 Arrival and visit Milagro Petroglyphs 

16:10-16:40 Departureandarrivein Salinas 

16:40-17:00 Visit Salinas Tolas 

17:00 Departure to Ibarra Rancho Carolina INN 

17:00-17:40 Arrive and check in the INN 

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Sunday 


9:00 Departure to Yaguarcocha 

9:10-9:20 Visit to Yaguarcocha 

9:20 -10:30 Departure and arrival in Pimampiro 

10:30-13:30 Visit Pimampiro Archaeological places 

13:30-14:30 Lunch 


17:30 Arrivalin Quito 

NOTE 

Lunch can be in Chaltura, Cotacachi or Otavalo modifying the 

Itinerary’s lightly 

Cemetery of San Pablo del Lago are indigenous burial Tolas so 

far as to bury them with food and drink tolas 

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Saturday 

8:00 Departure to Quito 

ITINERARY 3 

9:30-9:50 Visit to Guachalá Mama Rosa Cholango House 

10:00-10:10 Visit Dulac’s Store 

10-10:10:30 Departure to Miralago 

10:50-11:00 Arrival at Miralago and visit 

11:00-11:20 Departure and arrival at Plaza de Ponchos 

11:20-11:30 Visit to Plaza de Ponchos 

11:30-11:40 Departure to IOA museum 

11:40-12:10 Visit IOA Museum 

12:10-13:30 Departure to Cotacachi 

13:30-14:00 Lunch 

14:00-14:20 Departure and Arrival in San Antonio de Ibarra 


15:00-15:30 Departure and arrival in Caranqui 

15:30-16:40 Visit to Caranqui 

16:40-17:00 Departure and arrival in Yagurcocha 

17:00 -17:20 Visit to Yaguarcocha 


17:30 Check in Rancho Carolina INN 

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Sunday 



10:30-13:30 Visit to Pimampiro Archeology 

13:30-14:30 Lunch 



NOTE 

Lunch can be in Chaltura, Cotacachi or Otavalo modifying the Itinerary’s 

lightly 

In this itinerary, there is not a visit to Carchi, but, it has Pimampiro 

Terraces, Burials, Channels and ceramics and metal objects "from the 

river border: Carchi Pimampiro" 

In cemetery of San Pablo del Lago there are indigenous burial Tolas so 

far as to bury them with food and drink tolas 

Mama Rosa Cholango last person who extracts chaguarmishqui 

in Tabacundo and Cayambe 

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Saturday 

8:00 Departure to Quito 

ITINERARY 4 

9:30 Arrival at Guachala and visit Rosa Cholango house 

9:45 Departure to Otavalo 

10:00-10:05 Arrival at Miralago and visit 


11:00-11:30 Departure andarrival at Huataviro Tola 

12:00 -12:15 Departure to Cotacachi or Chaltura 

12:20-13:20 Lunch 

13:20-13:40 Departure and arrival at Socapamba Tolas 

13:40-14:10 Visit to Socapamba Tolas 

14:10-14:50 Departure to Mira Milagro Parrish 

14:50-15:10 Visit to Milagro Petroglyphs 

15:10 Departure to Salinas 

15:30-15:50 Arrival and visit Salinas tolas 


16:10-17:00 Visit to Caranqui museum and Baños del Inca 

17:00 Departure to Yahuarcocha 



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Sunday 



10:00-13:00 Arrive and visit to Pimampiro 

13:00 -14:00 Lunch 



NOTE 

Lunch in Cotacachi can be in carts or restaurant, next to it there is 

a new home in a great tasting¡¡¡ 

Mama Rosa Cholango last person who extracts chaguarmishqui 

in Tabacundo and Cayambe. 

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Saturday 

ITINERARIO 5 


9:00 To know geological lines in Pisque. 

9:45 Arrival at Miralago 

9:45-10:10 Departure to Plaza de Ponchos in Otavalo. 


10:30-11:00 Departure to Huataviro Tola 


11:30-11:50 Departure to Socapamba Tolas 

11:50-12:30 Visit Socapamba Tolas 

12:30-13:00 Departure and arrival in Salinas 

13:00-14:00 Lunch in Palenque Gastronomic Center 

14:00-14:20 Departure to Mira “Milagro Parrish” 

14:20-14:40 Arrival and visit Milagro Petroglyphs 


15:30-17:30 Visit to Caranqui 

17:30-17:50 Departure and check in Rancho Carolina INN 

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Sunday 


9:00 Departure to Yaguarcocha 


9:20 -10:30 Departure and arrival in Pimampiro 

10:30-13:30 Visit Pimampiro Archeological places 

13:30-14:30 Lunch 



NOTE 

Lunch can be in Chaltura, Cotacachi or Otavalo modifying the Itinerary 

slightly. 

In cemetery of San Pablo del Lago there are indigenous burial Tolas so 

far as to bury them with food and beverage. 

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Friday 21/10/2011 

ITINERARY 6 

8:00-11:30 Departure from Quito to San Gabriel 

11:30-13:00 Visit to David Paltán museum 

13:00-14:00 Lunch in San Gabriel* 

14:00-15:30 Departure to Ibarra 

15:30-15:45 Visit Socapamba Tolas 

15:45-16:20 Departure to Caranqui 

16:20 -17:30 Visit to Caranqui town and museum 

17:30-17:50 Departure to Yaguarcocha 


18:30-18:50 Departure to Hotel in Ibarra 

18:50-19:00 Check in Ibarra Hotel* 

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Saturday 22/10/2011 


9:00-9:15 Departure to San Antonio de Ibarra 

9:15-9:40 Visit Huataviro Tolas 

9:40 -10:10 Departure to Otavalo 

10:10-11:30 Visit Vasquez Fuller museum 

11:30-11:50 Departure to San Pablo del Lago 

11:50-12:30 Visit San Pablo lagoon and cemetery 

12:30-12:40 Departure to Puerto Lago INN* 

12:40-13:40 Lunch in Puerto Lago INN* 

13:40-16:30 Return to Quito 

NOTE 

Lunch in San Gabriel Restaurant to be confirmed or small lunch up 

to Ibarra, and that does not have good food. 

Accommodation to be confirmed in several central locations in Ibarra. 

Lunch at Hotel or Inti Raymi Tabacundo 

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Friday 28/10/2011 

FINAL ITINERARY 

7:00-8:40 Departure from Quito to Miralago view point 

8:40-8:45 Departure and arrival at IOA museum 

8:45-9:20 Visit to IOA museum 

9:20-12:00 Departure to Tulcán 

12:00-13:00 Visit Germán Bastidas Museum 

13:00 -14:00 Lunch in Tulcán 

14:00-16:30 Departure to Socapamba Tolas 

16:30-16:50 Visit SocapambaTolas 

16:50-17:10 Departure to Yaguarcocha 

17:10-17:40 Visit Yaguarcocha lagoon 

17:40-18:00 Departure to Hotel in Ibarra 

18:00 Arrival and check in La Giralda Hotel 

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Saturday 29/10/2011 

8:00 -9:00 Breakfast in the Hotel 

9:00-9:15 Departure to Caranqui 

9:15-11:00 Visit Caranqui museum and town 

11:00 -11:20 Departure to Huataviro Tola 

11:20-12:00 Visit Hutaviro Tola 

12:00-12:30 Departure to Otavalo 

12:30-13:30 Lunch in Otavalo in Doña Cabrera Restaurant 

13:30-13:50 Departure to San Pablo lagoon and cemetery 

13:50-14:20 Visit San Pablo Lagoon 

14:20-16:30 Return to Quito 


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FINAL ITINERARY JUSTIFICATION 

After reviewing every detail and see the most feasible options for convenience 

as well as having access to the most relevant information of each province; 

every detail was taken in count to have this itinerary focused on every point 

on the real topic about the terms of archeology in Carchi and Imbabura, 

detailing each point importance because each must much coherence with 

regard to the topic: 

Both field trips to museums and sites are very important to live and to 

know what happened as an interpretation and well 

maintained vestiges of his insight into what is seen and 

understood in two ways. 

Visit Otavalo and Ibarra Gaps in our topic as the history and 

landscape has a very important milestone marking that we should 

know for a better understanding of the above. 

Places of food were examined with caution in order to have the most 

typical of each province and to know a little more of these 

cultures if ignore the main issue. 

The lodging was in the most suitable, both to the completion of the 

first day to start paying all the other amenities that are issued 

The times for the visits have been very prudent to have a very good 

uptake and not to become monotonous or boring for long or 

short time visits. 

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE ITINERARY 

Friday 28/10/2011 

7:00 to 8:30 Departure from Quito Miralago 

General Information about Ecuador 

Ecuador is located in South America crossed by the Equator line which bears 

his name from the French Geodesic Mission who put this name, Quito The 

capital is the third highest capital in the world with 2800 meters above sea level. 

Its currency is the U.S. dollar, its system of government is 

democratic, majority religion is Catholic, there are 4 natural regions Coast, 

Highland, Amazon and Insular Region, it covers 256,270km2, its main exports 

are oil, bananas, flowers and cacao. 

Ecuador’s archaeology 

In Ecuador, there have been determined times in which Aboriginal groups have 

determined the population of our country: 

Paleo-Indian or Preceramic: it was from 14,000 years to3500 BC with the oldest 

settlements in Ecuador and El Inga in Pichincha, Chobsi in Azuay and Valdivia 

in Santa Helena, it was governed by hunting, fishing and gathering 

fruit. Obsidian was the main element making weapons for 

hunting and domestic tools, not met with agriculture and manufacturing 

workshops being nomads, known as a small exchange by Obsidian discovering 

in several places, with two main sources: Quiscatola, Mullumica and flows of 

ancient lava of Ilaló Antisana. 

Formative: it was from 3500 B.C. to 500 years B.C., they used to make artifacts, 

stone ceramic household and ritual use of coal clay and ceramic 

painting, cranial deformation and played in hair Sedentary shaped 

building huts use of lines and geometric shapes in 

ceramics, more frequent exchange of products, planned agriculture and use 

of agricultural techniques. 

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Regional Development: it is known from 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. knowing 

religion, Shamanism, good ceramic processing technology such as whistling 

bottles, with anthropomorphic appearance of models, sex, anatomical 

knowledge and technical agriculture in highly technological, regular exchange 

of products, development of very delicate and radiant metal, use of tolas ritual 

and ceremonial, and more regular planning. 

Integration: It was located between A.D. 500 years and 1500A.D. is 

known well by the unification of the chiefdoms and ethnic dominions of the 

Incas and technical appearance of war, subjecting people and knowledge 

of Aboriginal name, domain of navigation and advanced astronomical 

knowledge. 

• Information about the towns and important aspects of the way 

Calderon is an urban part of Quito with its famous celebration Day of the Dead 

dolls, capariches, masapan and dances. 

Tababela where the new airport of Quito is located, with more than 2 miles of 

runway and waiting to be one of the most modern in the country, the 

responsible is the Canadian company CORPAQ, which also manages the 

existing airport of Quito, built in the 70's and at this date and time which 

bought land for their move to the new field estimated in the next 2 years. 

Expansion of the road to four lanes is in charge of Pichincha Provincial Council 

the granting of Panavial who runs this route in 3 sections Rumichaca Quito, 

Quito, Ambato, and Ambato - Riobamba. 

Guayllabamba is an old farmer Finance and passing an Indian village to go to 

Quito. It is famous for its food such as potatoes with pork skin, yaguarlocro, 

fruits like custard apple, cucumber, avocado and sour soup. 

Xeric vegetation is known as its low shrub height and size of extreme living 

situation by not having high rainfall in this dry forest sector has plants like 

mesquite, chaguarqueros, cactus and more. 

Andes consists of a shift in the tectonic plates overlapping each other by calling 

this convergence effect climbing one to another forming the Andes Mountains, 

which can be seen from this way very easily, the mountain range surrounds 

Quito, with Cotopaxi, Rumiñahui Sincholagua, Antisana, Ilinizas, Corazon, 

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Atacazo, Pichinchas, Marcas, Puntas or Chacana, Cayambe, Imbabura, 

Cotacachi, FuyaFuya. 

Flowers in Cayambe it is the main economic activity of the city, mostly 

exported to Europe and the U.S. being a large sales market with many varieties 

of flowers created in nurseries and using hybrid are plenty of chemicals 

harmful to the channels irrigation. Pisque the river flowing also to people 

working in these companies. 

Cayambis villages belonged to Casicazgo of Cayambis Caranquis later allied 

with and dominated by the Incas can still see traces of Cayambis in the 

surrounding towns and even in the city of Cayambe. 

Cayambe volcano is located 5790 meters above sea level, is the third highest of 

Ecuador, the only snowed peak in the world to be crossed by the equator line 

which made it very ancient and aboriginal cultures ceremonial means high 

place cold the first ascent was made by Edward Whimper, its last eruption was 

about 600 years ago. 

Cayambe Its production after flower production is also engaged in farming, 

especially dairy, making cheese, milk, biscuits and yogurt as well. 

Chaguarmishqui prepared chicha, it is left to ferment for a while, forming a 

well-known alcoholic beverage in this area to its festivities: typical San Pedro 

and IntiRaymi. 

• Imbabura Province 

It is named after the volcano Imbabura and the ancient population of Imbayas is 

one of the provinces which the best tourist infrastructure provides to its 

main tourist handicrafts production devoted to tourism, the manufacture of 

cement, sugar, beans and corn. 

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8:30 to 8:40 Visit Miralago 

• Viewpoint Miralago 

Imababura volcano is 4560 meters above sea level, with several hills that form 

the volcanic complex, there is a very large lagoon called San Pablo 

or its toponomy my translates Imbacocha, lagoon of the Gods or Imbayas, the 

origin of the lagoon is glacier, it is 3.5 km long and 2.2 km wide. 

Departure and arrival in Otavalo: 8:40 to 9:00 

• Otavalo 

Its origin is unknown because , Otavalo firstly is known Mitman people 

brought by the Incas; but, in some studies it is known that they are from the 

surrounding areas. The inhabitants are very skilled in 

the garments of fabrics and crafts made of wood, reeds, stone and cotton in 

particular that are recognized by the world for this art, they have the largest 

Indian space craft sales in South America. 

His typical clothing in Men's brimmed black hat and blue poncho made of wool 

with a white shirt with two blue faces, white shorts and white sandals. 

Women have on their head the humahuatarima, a piece of fabric, 

huallca necklaces around his neck, finely embroidered blouses, white, twosided 

anaco, blue or black bracelets and sandals and guashcas on their wrists. 

Indigenous Fair is the market where it still remains the exchange of products 

and it is very colorful for tourists, in addition to typical foods like turnovers, 

fried fish, aloe juice, among others. 

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9-00:9:40 Visit IOA Museum 

• Archaeological Museum 

It has three rooms including: 

Typical Andean instruments sector and pan flute, violin, introduced by the 

Spanish and indigenous widely accepted, drums, guitars, flutes and more. 

Ethnography which displays the festivities and ethnography 

typical Otavalos, very playfully represented in models that are very easy to 

understand the worldview of the Otavaleños. 

Archaeological Otavalean skull of the first man in the area, a collection of 

obsidian and utensils of daily use, types of primary and secondary burials, 

a large collection of pottery from North Highland and exchanges with 

other cultures. 

9:40 to 12:00 Departure to Tulcán 

• Peguche 

Peguche community is important within the field of music; their music is 

played by by great artists born there, representatives of Ecuador in the world, 

as: Ñanda Mañachi, Charijayac, Yarina among other excellent musicians. 

• Iluman 

This town is known by its many national and international Shamans, who live 

in this area with its healing techniques, who have surprised and attended 

daily with their well-known characters throughout Ecuador. 

• Cotacachi 

Cotacachi is known for its leather craft widely sold throughout Ecuador for its 

quality and texture, Cotacachi is known also for its volcano near Imbabura 

volcano and Cuicocha, very beautiful lagoon and visited by many people, 

all the year, and Cotacachi is known within the province as the center of 

higher musical studies of Andean music and here children are trained in music. 

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• Atuntaqui 

This community is dedicated to its famous textile clothing and fashion fairs for 

its ancient tradition from colonial times that were devoted to textile 

manufacturing and being one of the places most terrible “Obrajes” in Imbabura 

Ecuador, forced labor and not paid the wages suffered by indigenous people in 

colonial times. 

• San Antonio de Ibarra 

San Antonio has a tradition in their hands by their teachers who craft wood 

making very artistic pieces, laborious and detailed objects admired worldwide 

including those arising from large colonial art schools played their faith, beliefs 

and spirituality of wood carving by hand. 

• Ibarra 

San Miguel de Ibarra was founded in 1606 by Miguel de Troya ordered by 

Miguel de Ibarra, president of the Royal Audience of Quito, a city of not 

allowing step for pirates to Quito, was hit by a major earthquake in 

1868 destroying the city and turning to rebuild it in 1872 by Garcia Moreno. 

• Natural Viewpoints 

In Ecuador we have lookouts to observe long distances and be able to 

communicate quickly and effectively in any event, the concourses were favorite 

high places in the mountains where small tambos were built to rest before 

continuing with long trips and carry the news fast. 

• Sugar Cane Plantations: 

The “Cañaveral” is a very important product in the province for its sugar 

production, consumed every day around the place with very good returns for 

companies engaged in this work, the cane production year only 6 months as the 

other time dedicated to the product expected to grow and to be extracted from 

the earth. 

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• Valle de Chota 

This valley is very warm with a decrease in height but not very high currents 

that circulate around hot winds and low humidity of the place. It has become 

for many people a place to live and to grow many varieties of food products 

such as sugar cane, beans, corn, among others, it is well known for the large 

number of Afro Ecuadorians who inhabit the area and the large number of 

those who play soccer professionally and Ecuador has been known for this 

sport in the world. 

Besides sports, people in the Valley of the cops are totally devoted to 

agricultural production of ovos, cucumber, tunas, sugar cane and beans mostly 

snuff and corn in addition to tourism production has been another factor that is 

growing a lot in this area taking advantage of the Inns, also exhibitions of 

handicrafts in wood, with its famous music bands, pumps and mochas. 

• Afro-Ecuadorian 

The population of black people is linked to Ecuador because they populated the 

country in times of conquest with the black slaves brought to Ecuador Black 

people escaped from a ship sinking off the coast of Ecuador, and also for the 

construction of Ecuadorian railroad, black people were brought from Jamaica 

and many of them never returned, also in ceramics, these people can represent 

their ancestors in Africa and prior to the arrival of the Spanish in America. 

Carchi 

It is the province has more contacts with the neighboring country of Colombia 

could say the population along that shares the same beliefs and traditions, as 

well as trade and production, its main production is admitted for issues such 

as border this allows a very big trade with Colombia, in Agriculture, they 

produce: potatoes, beans, mellocos, corn, wheat and quinoa, produced in this 

land, of vital importance in the country for its high demand 

throughout, tourism is recently established and has many attractive places that 

make your cold temperature appeal for many people, its moors of El Angel, of 

La Paz grotto, Myrtle Forest, Tulcán Cemetery, among others, and this province 

is known for its power in cycling sports. 

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13:00 -14:00 Lunch in Tulcán 

Typical food of Carchi 

Among the most important plates, we have beans with corn, potatoes and 

cheese, cheese in addition to the kneading, baked pastuzo pork, curd, Bandeja 

Paisa, plate from Colombia, as some other food. 

14:00 to 16:30 Departure to SocapambaTolas 

Explanation of Use tolas Types 

Different types of Tolas as for ceremonial use, housing or funeral, like which 

have different types of designs for the burial of the dead according to their 

culture or time of occupation. 

That the Housing son took the mound as both already developed by themselves 

or the power they designed to have a mayor vision of the Holy Places and their 

viewpoints paragraph any emergency they might have had. 

His height advantage ceremonial power could have a very broad view of not 

only the housing part but the use of the clarity of the moon and sun paragraph 

shamanistic rituals and ceremonial forming an access ramp like truncated 

pyramids it works like celebrations or astronomical studies of festivities. 

These consisted funeral different rooms or chambers where they were buried 

with access to various places by tunnels; later they will have food, clothing and 

religion they had in life. 

Existed chimney pot was put pit over pit on Inside the chambers, The tolas can 

communicate through a tunnel with the corpse chamber, in addition to all these 

pre tolas, access can be wrong not to be later.. 

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16:30 to 16:50 Visit to Socapamba Tolas 

• Cultures settled on this point 

The main culture habiting this sector was Caranqui, it is supposed that it is the 

place they habited. That was one of the places where people lives in a vine 

guard which served as the main entry to go to Caranqui city, people did not 

have close relatives with contacts out. 

• Location of Socapamba in the time 

It was located in the last period known as DC, 500 Years Integration, until the 

1535, but with the Spanish conquest, it was all destroyed or dedicated to 

another activity or simply abandoned by the inhabitants who were slowly 

after dwell in the cities of their proximity Forced labor paragraph. 

16:50 to 17:10 Departure to Yaguarcocha 

Inca and pre Inca Roads 

These were copied throughout the country; little by little, the conquerors took 

advantage of these networks or “chaquiñanes” to go to the place and assaulted 

it. Incas conquered in their own way, and used stones on the floors and walls, 

while the Spanish expanded the same for the transit baggy. 

17:10 to 17:40 Visit Yaguarcocha 

War Atahualpa, Huascar 

After the conquest of Huyna Capac -command of the Incas from Quito 

command to build a house for the birth of his son Atahualpa who dominated 

the Northern Land and he saw that his government could be very long and 

would administer it in a more effective, it was the need to appoint 2 children to 

replace them in the South, the north was where he died, where one of greed 

and the inaction of another war that they last long with allies sides and 

side ends with the victory of Atahualpa who under shortly after arriving to 

Cajamarca to Cuzco victorious. 

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Spanish conquest 

Shortly after the income was Atacames of those who knew about the Spanish 

civil war and seized the moment to attack the weaker forces and take prisoner 

Inca Atahualpa. 

Laguna Yaguarcocha 

Its origin is the melting of glaciers in Taita Imbabura, other rivers and streams 

surrounding Yaguarcocha lagoon, called that way because of the battle between 

Incas and the confederation of Caranquis, and Cayambis in the North of the 

country and its cruel battle was where heads were cut to the traitors threw 

away the bodies to the lake and its waters dyed with blood because the blood of 

this battle that ended with Inca domination of the territory of Quito. 

TrackRacing 

Motor Racing Track Tobar was once well known for its, in the same, they are 

performed all around the lagoon, but the danger had to be taken in a 

Yaguarcocha esplanade and a short circuit 

Totora 

The reed is free to harvest and planting in this lagoon is one of the toughest to 

design and handicrafts such as horses and ships to cross the lagoon as furniture 

or mats in the rooms, typical indigenous and mattress. 

Ibarra 17:40 to 18:00 Departure to the Hotel 

• Infrastructure hotel in Ibarra 

It is very good for relaxing accommodation there are 4 stars and in very good 

condition, there are old haciendas in their surroundings which allow good 

tourism management. 

18:00 Arrive at Hotel La Giralda 

20:00 Dinner at Caribu Restaurant 

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Typicalfood of Ibarra 

Their food is typical, local fried tortillas and roasted sweet well made with tocte 

(a kind of nut) called nogadas, ice cream made in pan, strawberry rope 

DeparturetoCaranqui: 9:00 to 9:15: 

Atahualpa 

It is believed by many bibliographic data Caranqui after the birth of the 

possession of the Incas in Quito was in this place for the Inca complex was 

found in the arrival of the Incas. 

Visit Caranqui 9:15 to 11:00 

Pools and Museum Caranqui 

The people of Caranqui belong to the historical period known as integration 

(period between AD 500 to 1500 AD until the arrival of the Incas) and is 

considered the most representative of this period in the high land, as well 

as maintenance - Huancavilca in the Ecuadorian Coast. 

11:00 -11:20 Departure of Huataviro Tola 

Roads in Ecuador 

The roads in Ecuador are being improved recently with the road opening by the 

President of the Republic in order to have quick and easy access to cities such 

as Otavalo, it crosses the Pan-American Highway that runs from Canada 

to Chile with some braches parts Bolivia and Argentina. 

11:20 to 12:00 Visit of Huataviro Tolas 

Discovery of Huataviro Tolas. 

With the opening of the route, several archaeological sites could be found, but 

the most important was one Tola at the foot of the road in San Antonio where a 

mummy was found, with a poncho with gold inlay shell several vessels, 

nose copper and several pieces of pottery from various parts of the country, it 

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is believed it has been a ceremonial of a person of great importance in the 

industry for the mummies that were found around it. 

Huaqueros 

Shortly after the discovery of this place was no shortage of those looters in 

search of gold or a piece that could be sold without regard to dig stone to lose 

valuable information; unfortunately, this settlement is abandoned without 

further studies that failed to find fortune that in the vicinity of this approach 

and the studies that had remained in the drift by the lack of institutions to 

support these initiatives to create an archaeological park. 

12:00 to 12:30 Departure to Otavalo 

Climate of Otavalo 

The climate is humid at 60 to 70% normally the temperature fluctuates between 

12 and 22 degrees normally, it is common to see rain, wind and sun the same 

day due to cold currents and Cotacachi Mojanda over the warm current 

Valley Chota, the main parties are the heart, Pendoneros, Sarañusta, IntiRaymi, 

Yamor, San Pedro and San Pablo. 

12:30-13:30 Lunch at Restaurante Doña Cabrera Otavalo 

Typical food of Otavalo 

The typical food of Otavalo is Yamor chicha with the same name, and tortillas 

with Caucara, chicha of Jora, champuz and many kinds of corn. 

13:30 to 13:50 Departure to the cemetery San Pablo del Lago 

Festival of Corn Pendoneros. 

To mark the celebration of the cultures in honor to Pacha Mama takes this 

celebration with celebrities around the lake with Pendoneros as leaders of this 

celebration. 

Competitions in Imbabura lagoon 

The contests are swimming in San Pablo lagoon, competition horses of reeds in 

the lagoon of San Pablo. 

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Settlements in San Pablo Lagoon: 

There are about 15 communities that live around the lagoon which belong to 

Otavalo but there are people who like Eugenio Espejo notoriously change their 

clothing or other clothing with shared Zuleta embroidery villages as very thin 

and very long skirts with pleats, also engage each different one to one office. 

Problems with San Pablo Lagoon: 

The pollution of the lagoon is a very serious problem because these 

communities do not have a treatment plan and all of its water goes to where an 

increasing gap narrows and is filled with sediment. 

13:50 to 14:20 Visit San Pablo del Lago Cemetery 

In this cemetery you can see the traditions that still hold burial types as tolas 

and in contact with the ground, as well as food and personal items that are 

useless to stop in each place where a family has to celebrate with their food, 

drink or favorite outfit. 

14:20 to 16:30 Return to Quito 


NOTE 

Lunch in Tulcán Hornado Pastuzo Restaurant Tradicion y Sabor.. 

Dinner at Ibarra Restaurant and Grill Caribu 

Lunch in typical food Otavalo wood and mud poured into Ms. 

Cabrera single in Otavalo to make Chicha del Yamor all the year. 

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CONCLUSIONS 

In the process we will travel different places I can appreciate that they are 

not present to exalt had the archaeological beauties in Ecuador may have in 

the Sierra Norte of the country. 

At the time of this tour package to archeology can see that you have a lot of 

work, friendly and full of wonder by taking into account the north of Ecuador, 

which has very good and varied food, accommodation and 

welcoming several categories, good road access, variety of attractions, 

Both natural and cultural as, different cuisine among others. 

The knowledge and approach to various kinds of books, authors 

and archaeological museums of types you can see the different classes of mink 

and types of translations that to the topic of the thesis, and discovering new 

explanations and new interpretations of their own to the afterlife in 

the guidance. 

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RECOMMENDATIONS 

I recommend include in the academic preparation of the new guides subjects 

like, ecology, anthropology, basic information of geology, and archeology , 

Flora and Fauna of Ecuador because this subjects are very important to know 

for our profession. 

Also be better to have a some kinds of trips and to know other kinds of 

attractive the tourist guides may works in the future, and also practices 

camping, and recognize constellations ore bike activities in different ways 

surrounded the cities. 

The government should manage the archaeological sites private and public and 

show by the tourist with a better explanation about the importance in that 

places had have in the past. 

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ANNEXES 

(Tulcán)Indenpendece Square 

(San Rafael) San Pablo lagoon 

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(Caranqui) Atahualpa Palace 

(Caranqui) Inca Pool 

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(Ibarra) Hotel La Giralda 

(Ibarra) Yaguarcocha Lagoon 

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