Scarf Woman!

Shopping time!

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February 24th 2007
Arrived late last night in Otavalo - a market town 2 and a half hours away from Quito. Had a bit of a manic time at Quito bus terminal. We all had to pile into taxies to get there and whilst two taxis turned up we missed the bus as we were waiting fot the third. Loads of men around yelling at us that we want to get on ´their´bus so we just stood in a group trying to ignore them (no easy feat I a ... 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