otavalan

Otavalo

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November 4th 2006
we are now in Otavalo, which is famous for its massive saturday market, and attracts alot of tourists to one of the market squares, where they sell crafts. we spent the night in another great hostel, but i forget the name. this morning we walked the circumfrence of the city, which only took a couple hours, but took us through all the poorer, more interesting places, where there is an abundance of ... 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