Otavalo, Ecuador This is going to be another short one, but I thought I´d try to get this done before I forgot all we have done so far! Unfortunately this is going to have to be my personal journal, too, because I don´t have time to write one out for myself! Today we left the hotel in Quito and headed to Otavalo to our new hotel for today and tomorrow. It is beautiful ;) Then, we headed into the market and shopped, ate a delicious lunch at a family owned restaurant and even met the mayor of Otavalo. After our busy day we headed into the more rural areas to meet with local artisans and to learn about their trade. They performed music for us, made instruments, taught us how they weave scarves and ponchos,
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