• The Loja Symphony Orchestra (OSL), has 27 years of experience. It is comprised of founding professional musicians. It offers free concerts with special performers featured.
• https://www.facebook.com/sinfonicaLoja

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• At the Plaza de la Independencia / San Sebastián, each Thursday at 8:00 p.m. local musicians perform live music.
• Friday and Saturday nights there is always live music to be found in various places. See Hay en Loja Facebook page (currently down)

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• Museo de la Música, a museum located in an old school exhibits the lives and music of many famous musicians from Loja, many from the golden age of 1890 to 1940. Many beautiful old instruments and scores of music are are displayed.

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• The Festival Internacional de Artes Vivas (FIAVL) (International Festival of Living Arts) is THE MAJOR arts festival in Ecuador. All maner of dance are to be seen here.
• https://www.facebook.com/FestivalDeLoja/

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• Museo de la Cultura Lojana

• Fun Fact: Ecuador has the finest cocoa beans in the world. Thus it has the finest chocolate. Yum!
• Fun Fact: Ecuador grows coffee beans and has a fantastic variety of flavors.
• Coffee and Chocolate mixed together is a slice of paradise.