Archive

Posts Tagged ‘Otavalo’

Otavalo Market and Festival

December 24th, 2009 Mike_E

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 everything in dollars. I need to get used to haggling over 50 cents. 1000 Colombian pesos is much  Read More »

Otavalo Markets

December 19th, 2009 Kristin + Frank

At 8 AM the animal market in Otavalo has been in full swing for almost two hours. As you approach the market, the streets are lined with vendors that sell any kind of household or clothing item imaginable. People holding multiple live chickens by their feet with their heads dangling down or pulling a squealing  Read More »