I´m currently staying in Otavalo while I develop my basic Spanish skills. It´s a cool little city about a 2 hour bus ride north of Quito - a bus ride which actually takes one across the equator. The city itself is nestled in the mountains, and lays in a bowl, with peaks towering over in every direction. The city itself is big enough to have a variety of small stores, restaraunts and clubs. That being said, it´s still small enough that a ten minute run takes me right into the countryside, where I entertain myself by dodging cows, sheep and other various livestock while running. On top of that, I have taken to carrying a rock in each hand for the over zealous canines I encounter. However, the fact that the city is in a bowl
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