omg the pies!

Otavalo Market

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March 14th 2011
In Otavalo for three days. It's just north of Quito. We spent (literally spent $$) a full day at the famous Otavalo markets. There are 3 separate markets, one is for buying and selling animals (including giant amazon larvae), one for food & household goods, and the other is an artisan market. Mostly it all blurs together into what seems like miles of streets crammed with people buying and selling ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Otavalo

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more