Otavalo

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

We took the Metro Bus to the intercity bus station; at least that was the intention. Destined for Otavalo (a town about two hours north east of Quito which hosts the most famous animal and textile market in Ecuador), we were headed in the right direction ...

... dogs. I would never have taken the backroad adventure on my own, so I was immediately thankful for Marco being there. Otavalo itself was not as impressive that everyone says. The markets were a little quiet and repetitive. Ecuador still seems to have ...

... definitely needed an open mind to watch this. We went into a small room as a group, where a women dressed in traditional, indigenous Otavalo clothing was. She is a shaman, and is paid to "cleanse" people. For our group, she took a volunteer to demonstrate ...