Looking after her animals

QUITO - Saquisili Market

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October 30th 2009
An early start this morning with a trip by taxi, then 2 buses. 3 hours later and we arrived at our destination - Saquisili. The town is the location for perhaps the most important indigenous markets in Ecuador and what a market it is. From the first few seconds of being there our cameras were out, snapping away at unusual and colourful sights. We had a giggle over some of the things we saw, in ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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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