Otavalo Market

Goodbye to Ecuador

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October 5th 2008
Hi Guys, Well here we are, my final blog from Ecuador, I finished at the reserve on Friday, so I have spent the weekend wandering around the Market in Otavalo and in about an hour I shall be making my way back to Quito before my flight tomorrow to Peru! I am very excited about Peru, although a little worried as my rucksack is really heavy, I can´t figure out what it is, I would n´t mind, but ... 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