Views of Lake Mojonda

More than a Market Town!

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May 3rd 2010
After all of the usual formalities at the border I was legally allowed into Ecuador and along with 4 others was on a bus heading for a smallish town 2 hours north of Ecuadorian capital. Otavalo is famed for its ever day market, but attracts the most tourists and is biggest on a Saturday, when residents from the surrounding areas come to trade their wares, ranging from kittens, guinea pigs and cow ... 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