El nombre "Saraguros" los escritores e historiadores han relacionado en dos vocablos kichwas: "Sara"= "Maíz" y "Gurú" o "Kuru" = gusano, aunque lo de "guro" es bastante relativo (otros escritores han relacionado con el término "agobiado"). Pero también hay otras interpretaciones del que podría derivarse Sara = Maíz y "Kuri" = Oro. Los Saraguros son un pueblo descendiente de la nobleza Inka, incorporado al Tawantinsuyu durante la conquista

En Saraguro conviven dos culturas identificadas claramente por sus costumbres y tradiciones, haciendo de este cantón un lugar digno de ser visitado.

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The name "Saraguros" writers and historians have been related in two Kichwa words: "Sara" = "Maiz" and "Guru" or "Kuru" = worm, although the "guro" It is quite relative (other writers have related to the term "overwhelmed"). But there are also other interpretations from which Sara could be derived = Corn and "Kuri" = Gold. The Saraguros are a descendant of the Inka nobility, incorporated into the Tawantinsuyu during the conquest.

In Saraguro live two cultures clearly identified by their customs and traditions, making this canton a place worth visiting.