Textiles

All of the textile come from a town in the mountains of Ecuador called Otavalo. In the 1960s the Otavaleños working at Hacienda Zuleta learn weaving techniques introduced from Scotland. The material they wove was called Otavaleño cashmere. It was low priced and of high quality and became popular with customers in Ecuadorian cities. The weavers diversified their products and established themselves throughout the country. Today over 80% of the Otavaleños are connected with the textile industry and the products have reached the markets of South American, United States, Europe and even Asia.