Indígena Saraguro,...

Posted by Anita (Quito, Ecuador) on 22 November 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.

Saraguro (southern Ecuador) is home to the Saraguro Indians. The Saraguro are a very traditional group of indigenous Andean people who have kept their customs alive by maintaining their traditional forms of dance and music and by continuing to dress in the same distinctive clothing - the black poncho they wear is a sign of the mourning oath they swore when the Spanish killed Atahualpa. Saraguros wear very heavy, wide brimmed, pressed wool hats. Bead necklaces are worn by Saraguro women both for daily wear and for special occasions.

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