Maria Chacaguasay

Segment Synopsis: Maria provides personal background information and notes that she has worked at the market for a year.

Segment Synopsis: María explains that she likes the objects are all handmade by local communities of artisans and familiarize tourists with their culture.

Segment Synopsis: María provides information about the quality and the materials of the handbags. She also describes how these are done.

Segment Synopsis: María explains that she is proud of her indigenous purubá clothing, although, she also wears contemporary fashion. She also notices that present day indigenous communities use social media. We discuss the fact that there are several otavaleños (people from Otavalo), residing in Europe.

Keywords: Otavalo; clothes; purubá; social media; travel

Segment Synopsis: María talks about a traditional day at the market, and remembers that when she started working, she could not understand English, but after gaining come contact with tourists, she is able to exchange a few words with them. She says, that they teach each other their own language.

Keywords: English; tourists

Segment Synopsis: María talks about her family from Riobamba and the local communities. She examines that indigenous peoples and mestizos (indigenous - European descendants) are now united.

Keywords: indigenous communities; mestizos

Segment Synopsis: Maria talks about her future. She notes that she is saving to continue studying, and that she already has a degree in business administration. She works at the market to gain more experience, but, in the near future, she would like to have her own business.

Keywords: business administration

Segment Synopsis: María comments that she likes to working at the market, but she does not like wasting time. She likes to be busy.