Farms irrigated with mist

Bused to Otavalo for the weekend

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June 8th 2007
We took a bus that cost about $1 each to go on a long bus trip to Otavalo. This town holds a very large market on Saturdays, including an animal market at 6am, so we arrived the day before so that we could have an early start. The road to Otavalo passes acres of glasshouses, growing roses and flowers. The bus was to Otavalo, so we were waiting for it to arrive at the station - it never did. Peo ... 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