Cotacachi is a city and the seat of Cotacachi Canton, Imbabura Province

Imbabura Province

Imbabura is a province in Ecuador. The capital is Ibarra. The people of the province speak Spanish and the Imbaburan Quechua language.Imbabura Volcano is located in the province. Best reached from the town of La Esperanza, the 4,609-meter-high mountain can be climbed in a single day.- Cantons...

, Ecuador

Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

. See here for a map of the Cotacachi area.

Cotacachi is an artisan town that is famous for its leather goods and handicrafts. Cotacachi residents are also well known for their bizcochos

Bizcocho

Bizcocho is the name given in Spain and several Latin American countries to many variants of buttery flaky pastry and some cookies. Bizcochos have European origin, but have been developed and diversified in the Río de la Plata region –they are known as facturas in Argentina.-Assorted...

 (a type of breadstick) and queso de hoja (soft cheese wrapped in a plant leaf).