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Otavalo, Ecuador: A Different Kind of High School [26:05]
I visited this High School intending to buy compost for my garden. I was so impressed by what I saw that I had to document what the Colegio Tecnico Agropecuario of Otavalo is doing. Students follow a typical ciriculum but they also recieve a hands on education dedicated to rural micro industries. Just another reason why Otavalo is such a special, unique town.
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Otavalo, Ecuador: Taita Chavo, Arpista Extraordinario [05:06]
Taita Chavo is the last of his kind in this area. He plays the Spanish Harp, an instrument introduced to the Otavalo area by the Jesuit missionaries several hundred years ago. The Harp evolved into an important element of all Indigenous celebrations; marriages, baptisms, deaths and so on. This is some raw footage of a video I am making about Taita Chavo and a disappearing art. Subtitles will be included in the final video.
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Otavalo, Ecuador: Portraits by Orbe [02:09]
We met the artist Carlos Orbe 28 years ago in San Antonio de Ibarra. In the back of his studio he had piles of his "l*ngo" portraits (as he called them) which were just sitting forgotten in a corner. We bought them all and continued to buy whatever portraits of the Indigenous people he painted. Orbe went blind in his 60s and 8 years later regained his sight after an operation. He passed away several years ago. Rest in Peace, Maestro Orbe.
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