Otavalo

Otavalo, which is pretty famous for its weekly market, but despite the fact that we weren´t there on the right day, there was plenty to buy without too much competition.

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The next day we bade farewell to the jungle and drove to Otavalo, which is one of South America's most important centres of ethno-tourism and (according to the guidebook) its enormous Saturday market is second to none and not to be missed.

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I was lucky enough to have been invited to this once-a-year-solstice ceremony by locals from Gualsaqui, Ecuador, a tiny village just up a treacherous road from Otavalo.

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Sure, they were cheap in the market of Otavalo, but I just couldn't stomach using that much plastic.

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President Rafael Correa, left, arrives at the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas summit in Otavalo, Ecuador, on June 25.

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Hot springs, like Papallacta, are a short drive away, as is Otavalo, the huge outdoor market where local entrepreneurs sell everything from alpaca sweaters and beaded jewelry to livestock.

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This exploratory study was carried out in Otavalo, in the province of Imbabura in the highlands of Ecuador.

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One random part of the trip I remember best is when we were both in the indian market in Otavalo, Ecuador, and I talked him into getting this leather bag they were selling (dirt cheap, like everything else down there in the good old days of hyperinflation before they switched to the dollar), since it looked like a good way to carry all his computer stuff (laptop bags not being in vogue in 1993).

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This exploratory study was carried out in Otavalo, in the province of Imbabura in the highlands of Ecuador.

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Beautifully written – and I thought the market stall holders in Otavalo, Ecuador were full-on, piling artwork into my hands, making me unravel yards of lace, wrapping scarves around me.

souk 2007