A typical food or drink?
Corn in all its forms: tender, cooked in water with beans and cheese, grilled, toasted with chochos, bread-like in a humita de sal or sweet and in the drinkable version as chicha.
Something everyone should know before visiting San Clemente?
Never underestimate the power of comfortable shoes and a good sweater to keep you warm. Nearby there are many places to explore in a short time: Zuleta, Otavalo, Peguche, Lake San Pablo and, after finishing, return to the tranquility of San Clemente.
What is the most special thing about San Clemente, something you haven’t seen anywhere else?
The organizational capacity of rural community-based tourism.
Local slang?
All the words I did not understand from the language of the communities: Kichwa.
What is beauty to you?
Anything that can be enjoyed without much thought.