To the north of Latacunga is Saquisilí, colorful very well-known population by its fair of Thursdays, that is carried out in eight great places. There agricultural products and cattle and ovine are commercialized.
He is one of the traditional markets more notables of the north of the country, besides having one of the richer folkloric dances of Ecuador. Closely together it is Salcedo, with important agricultural and cattle production.
He is popular by the preparation of ice creams of fruit and pinol. On the other hand, Tilipulo is known like the monastery San Juan Baptist, a colonial architectonic relic. It has beautiful arcades, a sun clock, patio, lagoons, trees and cemetery, among others singular elements.
The Saquisilí name means “leaves here”. The population is 6 km. of the Pan-American highway. San Juan Baptist of Saquisilí cantonizó in l943.