Top 5 Reasons For Visiting Saraguro’s Easter Celebration
Planning on being in Ecuador’s Sierra Mountains for spring break or Easter vacation? Looking for something off the beaten path to do during your stay? Seriously consider visiting Saraguro in the Loja province conveniently located between the Unesco World Heritage site of Cuenca and the City of Loja, one of Ecuador’s oldest colonial cities. Here are Life in Loja’s top five reasons to put this day trip on your itinerary, although there are many more reasons than this! Number one: Authenticity . Saraguro, a majority Kichwa Canton, is one of the most original representations of indigenous culture in the entire South American Andes range. Every day of the year the people of Saraguro dress proudly in their heritage costumes and enact their history and rich cultural traditions which stretch all the way back to pre-columbian times. There is always something to see in Saraguro, however, Easter which often coincides with one of their four major ‘ Raymi’s ’ or festivals is one of the best occasio