Otavalo Inns - Reviews and Rates

Off again, and this time the taxi driver was chasing a bus that had actually left the station, which we just managed to get (we are yet to wait even one minute for a bus in Ecuador!). We arrived at the south terminal in Quito three hours later. It was huge and brand new, even more impressive than an airport - trouble is it is so far south of the...

I have to mention before moving on, my little encounter with the criminal element on the way from Quito to Otavalo. I am not completely naive about the possiblity of theft, but I try to believe that most people are good and I take precautions according to the situation. Well, I had my bag situated under my seat on the way from Quito to Otavalo a...

Before I came to Latin America I set myself three goals:

1. To see and do some cool ****.

2. Try my best to make a difference in the lives of the niños.

3. Have a great big, **** off puss and blood filled abscess cut out of my throat.

And now my friends, with great pride I can say mission accomplished.

We caught the bus from the massive downtown bus station to Otavalo. In the beginning the driver just crawled around town looking for more passangers. I guess the conductors have mastered the craft of hanging out the door at 50 km/h from the bottom step! The ride came with the movies Liar Liar and Anaconda but in Spanish. After winding down the m...

On Friday the 6th of June we officially began our tour by travelling three hours north of Quito to the famous market town of Otavalo. That evening we got a taxi to Laguna Chuicocha which is a volcanic lake and took a boat ride around it. During the trip to the Laguna wa passed through many local villages and it became obvious how poor the local ...

Hello All- Not much to report on, except that we are continuing our volunteer work for the Andean Bear Project. Work on my thesis study is going well, and I am now conducting a personal investigation in the area. Its an economic impact analysis (sounds so formal eh?) of bears on humans through conumption of their corn crops. We´ll see how that a...

Panamerica highway is the longest road trip which begins from South of Argentina, Patagonia, and finishes in Alaska. Now that would be a trip! This morning I arranged to go to Otavalo with Antonio who was a friend of Sophie, my tour guide from Intrepid. We left Quito about 8:30 in the morning and drove for about 2 hours on the highway. We stoppe...

Although we spent only 2 days in this city close to the Colombian border, we saw and experienced enough to fill a week. Otavalo, situated in a gorgeous valley, is a largely indigenous town, in a beautiful region surrounded by the volcanic peaks of Imbabura, Cotacachi, and Mojanda. Its claim to fame, one of the largest indigenous markets in South...

Caught the bus to Otavalo yestrday. It took 2.5hrs and was fascinating. The bus would stop continually to let people on (passengers and vendors)and there was a guy that would allocate seats and organise everyone. Lots of people got on peddling everything from mandarins to jewellery. The scenery on the way here was very stark and arid but really ...

A long days travel from Mindo to Otavalo yesterday afternoon, but worth it! Up at 6am again this morning to see the famous cattle market- cows, pigs, sheep all being bought and sold in the most chaotic way! I guess they know what they were doing but it looked chaotic from where I was standing! As well as the cattle market, this town also boasts ...