Cayambe, Ecuador

WEEK 15: ECUADOR Quito > PERU Lima

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June 29th 2011
Saturday 11th June - Saturday 18th June Having not yet visited enough handicraft markets on our South American travels for my liking, we headed to the town of Otavalo, a couple of hours north of Quito to explore its famous and very large Saturday market (reportedly the largest in South America). On our way there we passed though steep green hills, patchwork fields and dust blown villages that ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more