Otavalo Market and Festival  (Sep 06 '06)
After an uneventful boarder crossing, I took a bus for about 3 hours to a town called Otavalo, famous for it Saturday market. One big shock now being in Ecuador is that you have to pay for ...
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Otavalo Markets  (Aug 09 '07)
"All of a sudden a young bull broke free of his owner, lowered his head and charged, straight for us."
After a few days in Quito, we felt it was time to take a break, so we headed for the famous market ...
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we woke up this morning to another parade in baƱos and decided to end our volcano watching and head north to see otovalo. we both got sick after guayaquil (now allowing me to say "everytime i go to ...
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Otavalo and Cotacachi  (Jun 22 '07)
After a long journey from Banos we spent some time in Otavalo, north of Quito. Otavalo is famous for its Saturday market (apparently the most famous market in South America). Many local people come ...
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To Spend Or Not To Spend.....  (Jan 04 '08)
"The moment I touched the tree, I felt a big gust of wind from behind me and I have to say, that I felt something magical."
Well.....after our amazing experience in the Pisac markets of Peru (you will ...
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This Little Piggy Went to Market  (Dec 21 '07)
"Santa sweaters"
Covering more ground than we had in the last three weeks, we swiftly flew over the impassable Darien Gap, forbidden Columbia, and landed in Ecuador. My Christmas sensibilities were ...
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