Hostal Maria Otavalo

Modesto Jaramillo y Colon Otavalo, Ecuador

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Christmas shopping!!!

A travel blog entry by annatom

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Da wir wussten, dass Otavalo am Freitag meist von Touris überlaufen ist,
hatten wir in einem Hostal reserviert - was aber nicht nötig gewesen
wäre: Das Hostal war halb leer, und wir konnten uns gemütlich unser
Zimmer aussuchen.
Am nächsten Morgen bemerkten wir, dass nicht nur das Hostal, sondern auch halb Otavalo
leer war: …

Otavalo: "Shop till you drop"

A travel blog entry by aspin

We arrived at Otavalo on Saturday noon. The town is famouse for it´s markets, especially the saturday market when natives from the sorround villages come here to sell their crafts, very interesting and pretty fun. Today we went on a guided trip to the villages around the town and it was fun and interesting to see how they live and how they do their crafts. Also they have cute pigs all over.

Hassled, interrogated and lost on a bus. Ecuador 1

A travel blog entry by chillwithjoe

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Hassled at customs, interrogated by soldiers and lost on a dumpy bus.... DAY 1 ECUADOR. Land border crossings are a relatively new and exciting experience for us Aussies, considering we are surrounded by water at home. Our final day in Colombia and first day in Ecuador was a day of beautiful scenery, adventure, bumpy buses, crowded lines and …

Wandering the markets, climbing the hills

A travel blog entry by chimichenga

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I set out early to explore the markets here in Otavalo with a hankering for anything grown or raised on the lush hills surrounding the town, and I was not disappointed. As you can see in the many pictures I took, there is a wide variety of fruits, veggies, grains and meats for sale, …

Shoptastic

A travel blog entry by helen-sean

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One massive market that takes over the town every Saturday, and I mean takes over, it feels like every available spot is used. Textiles and woollens dominate but beads and paintings are also everywhere, as well as the inevitable food stalls. The market´s been around for centuries but nowadays there´s plenty of gringos visit, and who can blame us as …