Spanish Abstract: La chicha es una bebida ancestral que goza de cierto reconocimiento en los paises andinos, ha logrado vencer decenas de obstaculos gracias al fuerte arraigo producido entre sus consumidores, sus caracteristicos sabores y ritualidades. El objeto de este articulo es reconocer similitudes y/o diferencias entre las chichas emblematicas de un lugar situado en Colombia (Chorro de Quevedo) y otro de Ecuador (Otavalo). El documento incluye un trazado historico-social y una aproximacion a la opinion de consumidores/productores sobre el papel que cumple esta bebida en la idiosincrasia de sus lugares de origen. Se concluye que las condiciones especificas en cuanto a contexto geografico, historico y cultural han configurado de diferente manera la forma de preparacion, el consumo y las ritualidades alrededor de la chicha. English Abstract: Chicha is an ancestral drink that enjoys a certain recognition in the Andean countries and has managed to overcome any kind of obstacles thanks to the strong foothold it has among its consumers and its characteristic flavors and rituality. The aim of this article is to recognize similarities and / or differences, between the emblematic chichas of two places: one located in Colombia (Chorro de Quevedo) and the other in Ecuador (Otavalo). The document includes a social-historical background and addresses the opinion of consumers / products about the role played by this drink in the idiosyncrasies of their places of origin. It is concluded that the specific conditions in terms of the geographical, historical and cultural contexts, have shaped the methods of preparation, consumption and rituals surrounding them in quite different ways.