Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador, is located a short distance from the major market town of Otavalo. The Lake of San Pablo is large enough for boating and the community that surrounds it is a vibrant place, as is shown in these photos. It is a tourist destination because of the lake and surrounding mountains.
On the road to Laguna San Pablo from Otavalo passing a police car
On the road to Laguna San Pablo from Otavalo
On the road to Laguna San Pablo from Otavalo
On the road to Laguna San Pablo from Otavalo
Indigenous man on the road to Laguna San Pablo from Otavalo
Approaching Laguna San Pablo from Otavalo
Approaching Laguna San Pablo from Otavalo with a game of futbol (soccer)
Laguna San Pablo with a game of futbol (soccer) with cattle and sheep on the field
Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador cow on the futbol (soccer) field
Entering Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Chicken and cat in the road entering Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
The Lake (Laguna)
San Pablo, Ecuador
Villagers celebrating a chicken festival in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Villagers celebrating a chicken festival in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Villagers celebrating a chicken festival in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Villagers celebrating a chicken festival in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Villagers celebrating a chicken festival in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Villagers celebrating a chicken festival in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Villagers celebrating a chicken festival in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Villagers celebrating a chicken festival in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Villagers celebrating a chicken festival in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Villagers celebrating a chicken festival in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Villagers celebrating a chicken festival in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
End of the parade of villagers celebrating a chicken festival in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador, with kids trying to jump on the moving sound amplifier truck.
A cooked pig (chancho) hanging in a shop door
A cooked pig (chancho), partially eaten, hanging in a shop door
A local farmer moving his cattle after a day of grazing at the shore, in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Main church in Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador
Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador, with sign showing the direction to Quito
Another parade in the central area of Laguna San Pablo, Ecuador