The colors of Otavalo

Buying Out Otavalo

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September 9th 2007
"Volley! Volley! Volleyvolleyvolleyvolley!" The 'bus helper' pointed at us as he shouted from the door of the bus. He knew where we were going before we did. Since we couldn't decipher what he was yelling, we waited until we saw the big gold letters on the front of the bus reading OTAVALO. Somehow the name of this famous Ecuadorian market town had been shortened to "Volley". We hopped on the ... 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