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Otavalo Slideshow
Otavalo
Travel Blogs from Otavalo, Ecuador
Otavalo
Due parole.. siamo arrivati qui dopo una notte e mezza giornata di bus, attraverso la frontiera dalla Colombia all'Ecuador... un po' stravolti! Dalla frontiera con la Colombia il paesaggio e' cambiato moltissimo, siamo passati attraverso vulcani e ...
Back to the Highlands
... solution. A larger bus is promised for the day after when we leave for Riobamba. We're spending two nights outside Otavalo, so this should work. We finally reach our hotel, which is the old missionary building of the Cusin hacienda. The house ...
Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-Di-Ay Today Is Market Day, Cock Ring
... and blackberry served with ice-cream. Lush. We also tried a naranjilla juice which is a tasty and refreshing green fruit found in Ecuador. We caught a taxi up to Parque Condor which is a refuge for birds located on Pucara Alto. We got a glimpse in of ...
Paruls dream town !!!
... there was to eat. There were full size pigs that had been roasted with their heads still on, which seems to be a delicacy in ecuador!! Anyway Parul ate a noodle and rice dish and I ate pig meat with mash potato balls. Parul was disgusted to find out that ...
Peguche and Otavalo, Ecuador
... hear the typical Andes (flute) music everwhere. The day after our arrival was saturday which means there is a huge market in Otavalo. Time for poncho shopping, hehe. At this day almost the whole town transforms into a huge market. You can find anything ...
Typisch Ecuador!
Bevor wir in das fuer seinen Samstagsmarkt beruehmte Oertchen Otavalo aufbrechen konnten, mussten wir wohl oder uebel noch die Bezahlung des anstehenden Galapagosabenteuers regeln. Dies gestaltete sich nicht ganz einfach, weil es sich um einen Betrag ...
Otovalo markets Ecuador
... ...but he'd have probably pulled a gun on me so instead i just tipped him and stepped out into the warm sunshine... I was in Otavalo at the start of the tour the famous market town. Its about 3 hours from Quito set in lush landscapes with small ...
Otavalo... Markets and Volcanic lagoons...
... lake, would have been great to spend the night there and walk around the lake in the morning. walk is about 4 hrs apparently. (2) From Otavalo take a local bus to Cotacachi (25 cents) then either jump in a cab or a ute which are both waiting at the bus ...
Rest, Relaxation, and SHOPPING!
... bad he was still working, we never will know what could have been. Oh well, as it turns out my beauty is a hot commodity in Ecuador... because later than night as I read my book in a hammock, another Ecuadorian came up to talk with me. He was asking me ...
Otavalo - off to the markets!
We took a day trip from Quito to Otavalo - a town set in the mountains north of Quito. It was our first experience catching local buses in South America, and we were surprised at how easy it was to navigate our way around (or be navigated!). ...
To Market, to Market...
... staying in the little town of San Pablo del Lago near the lake of the same name. There are many San Pablo's in Ecuador and their names are differentiated in some way. Apparently, all the cities have a full religious name, like San Francisco de Quito. ...
Market madness
Following on from Spanish Friday afternoon, getting to Otavalo took several busses and I only arrived at around 9.30pm. Quick check in to a pretty nice hotel, and then I was off into town to get food. It had a decent feel to it this ...
Schals, Taschen & Co
... falsch gedacht, beim Wasserfall war dann aber die Hoelle los - die anderen sind einfach von der anderen Seite mit dem Bus hingefahren - so ging´s natuerlich auch. Ja, waren insgesamt 2 schoene Tage in Otavalo und am Sonntag gings dann weiter nach Quito. ...
Peguche, Again
... met before during my travels. From The Netherlands, Colombia, USA and several new people. On Saturday we visit the huge market in Otavalo. This time I buy a lot of souvenirs. Several poncho's and a lot of silver things. It's always nice to visit this ...
Otavalo - animal market
... pleasant (and a good saleswoman!) We managed to have a reasonable conversation in broken spanish. She lives in a village outside Otavalo, and showed me a photo of herself working at her loom. She had a bag full of beautiful woven cloths and ...
Arboles, Alcohol, y anti-climáticas
... is about a dollar per hour of travel, compared to a five minute ride on Burlington transit for $3. The bus ride North to Otavalo was wonderful. The breathtaking views were like an all you can eat buffet - you want to keep looking out the window all the ...
Otavalo
... tourist sites around the country. Don't be surprised if a water balloon hits you. Don't feel offended; it's just a game. Ecuador is a country full of surprises!!" http://www.exploringecuador.com/en_ar_carnival.htm Just heard from Patrick and ...
Otavalo - The textile capital of Ecuador
... them shrink. Unfortunately you weren't allowed to take any pictures. It was all really weird, but very interesting. Continuing onto Otavalo the bus broke down! Instead of getting to Otavalo in the afternoon we arrived late evening. The next ...
Last days in Quito and Otavalo
... tambien pero la musica esta bien. After a pizza and a beer I go with the lads to La Jampa the biggest Peña bar in Otavalo. When I walk in I see a big Andarojo sign. Quel surprise! I ask Alberto if they are playing and he says si! After awhile Andarojo ...
Finding a hat
According to our trusty Footprint guidebook, Otavalo is "a must" on any tourist itinerary in Ecuador. This accolade is largely due to the town's eclectic market which proved to be a photographer’s Mecca for the Boote fella (NB check out his pig head ...
Otavalo, Ecuador
After Quito we headed 3 hours north to the market town of Otavalo right in the heart of the Andes volcanic region. And so very different to Quito, so a chance at last to relax and explore the country ...
Paraíso and beyond...
... be very soon. If mí spelling es atrocious then that probablee means dat my SPanish is getting better! Over and out from Ecuador, Shawn Northwood P.S. I would love to hear how all my family and friends are doing back in BIG old Canada so please ...
Sara and the mayonaise throwing thief
Having been in bed for 2 days in the homestay it was now time to leave the confines of my room to head back into Otavalo town. We said our goodbyes to the family (and in my case, some `hello´s too) and headed for the continents biggest street ...
The time of travel in Ecuador
... fumes, it was not so funny. Our noses and throats actually burned from the exhaust, all day. The market in Otavalo was exciting! I think that it worked to our advantage to arrive late in the day. That made for better ...
Otavalo
... (scariest thing ever!), Bolivia Top locations to visit if you are ever in the neighbourhood: - Galapagos Islands, Ecuador - Machu Pichu Trek, Peru - Iguazu Falls, Argentina - Rurrenebaque (The Pampas tour), Bolivia - Huacachina ...
This little piggy went to town
Otavalo is the key trading town in northern Ecuador, and on Saturdays it is a hive of activities as people come to trade animals, sell crafts, and stock up on fruits & veg / household supplies. We started our day at the animal market where we spent ...
Otavalo
... people would be a bit tiresome. It's bad enough being stuck in a marriage for over 40 years. The striking thing about Otavalo is that the indigenous people, who are the majority, wear traditional dress every day. The women wear long black skirts, ...
Shop like you mean it......it's market day...
... and I got up at 5.30...caught a taxi at 6.30 to the bus station and then our bus tickets for US$2 to Otavalo...this country is soooooooo cheap it is ridiculous!!!!....our whole day including bus trips there and back taxis there and back from bus station ...
Ponchos and Alpaca Jumpers
... then 2 when I got there and the offices were very much closed- and so didn't get much done. Today we went to Otavalo, a traditional market town selling alpaca jumpers, craft work etc. I learned pretty quickly that whilst bartering is the done thing, you ...
Time for some retail therapy......
... in Ecuador is coming to an end, I had to make sure that I made it to the biggest market town in Ecuador so this weekend I headed to Otavalo with a group of friends from Spanish School. For people with a shopping habit, Saturday in Otavalo is a dream ...