Otavalo (city)
![Otavalo with Imbabura in the background](/Images/godic/202501/31/Otavalo_Imbabura_nina_urkuwan2319.jpg")
![The Saturday market in Otavalo, showing the colourful fabrics](/Images/godic/202501/31/Otavalo_market2319.JPG")
![An Otavaleña in traditional dress works with a customer in the open-air market in Otavalo](/Images/godic/202501/31/Traditional_dress_in_otavalo_market_with_customer2319.jpg")
![Tawa Jewelry & other handcrafts at the Otavalo Artisan Market](/Images/godic/202501/31/Otavalo_Artisan_Market_-_Andes_Mountains_-_South_America_-_photograph_0412319.JPG")
Otavalo, capital of Otavalo Canton, is a largely indigenous town in the Imbabura Province of Ecuador. The town has about 90,000 inhabitants and is surrounded by the peaks of Imbabura (4,630 metres (15,190 ft)), Cotacachi (4,995 metres (16,388 ft)), and Mojanda volcanoes. Gustavo Pareja is the current mayor of Otavalo. He was elected in February 2014.