Otavalo Parade

Shopping in Otavalo, Ecuador

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March 17th 2012
Thursday 8th March - Otavalo A good nights sleep and we were ready for our 1st inclusive breakfast for a while which even included table service. 3 blocks from our hostal and we were at the central market which the town is famous for and regarded as being the largest of its kind in South America when it's at full strength each saturday. For the rest of the week it's a scaled down versi ... 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