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A Fellowship in Photos (Part 1)
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 28 December 2011
My first placement in Ecuador was my first time in the country. Turns out that Ecuador is every bit as incredible as the guide books say, and more.
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On your market. Get set. Go! Otavalo, Ecuador
Blog: Chronicles of a year-long break-up - 23 September 2010
High in the mountains above Quito there is a party kicking off. Stalls have been setting up around the main square all day and as the sun sets vendors start to display their wares. Quail eggs, meat skewers, beef saltado and vast pots filled with curries, rice and spaghetti sizzle, boil and spit along the [...]
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Otavalo Market In Ecuador
Blog: Two Backpackers - 20 July 2010
The Otavalo Market is one of South America’s most grandest and famous markets. The best day to experience the market is on Saturdays. From Quito, it’s a 2 hour bus ride to the city of Otavalo. Passengers will start to get off the bus at several stops after you enter town, but be patient and [...]
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Snapshots: 厄瓜多爾 Ecuador
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 3 May 2010
Otavaleno in traditional outfit, Otavalo Otavaleno at the famous Otavalo saturday market more Snapshots...
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Miguel Andrango: Backstrap Challenge
Blog: AlpacaSuitcase - 16 April 2010
As published in Hand/Eye Magazine on January 31, 2010Miguel Andrango foresees a rocky future for backstrap weaving in Ecuador
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Weaving a Microfinance Success Story…Without the Microfinance?
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 13 April 2010
How did the Otavaleños, Ecuador's most affluent indigenous group, become so successful? Did microfinance play a role in their development?
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Day 60: Losing Ourselves On Otavalo's Market Day
Blog: Diaries of a Vagabonding Couple - 12 April 2010
Got up early for our border crossing into Ecuador which turned out to be one of the quickest and simplest crossings we have made. No issues, no questions, best of all - no lineups. After a 3 hour journey through beautiful mountainous landscapes clouded in white haze (at times it felt like we were cruising through a land in the skies), we were dropped off just outside Otavalo and told to wait
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A Case of the Lazies
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 26 March 2010
Yep, I said it. I just invented a new word - ¨Lazies¨ (at least my spell-checker won´t accept it)! You can guess the meaning behind it, if not from the brevity of this post, but also from it´s lack of pictures. We took a break from our tough jobs as tourists.
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Otavalo - muchos market
Blog: A Travel Diary from Mexico, Central and South America - 3 February 2010
After giving Ibarra some 'airspace' I couldn't possibly miss out a few words on Otavalo. A whole 40 cents each on the bus from Ibarra (transport is so cheap in Ecuador) and we were there and ready to set about finding somewhere to stay. There is plenty of choice and luckily so as the first hostel wanted to charge us $24 a night! We swiftly moved on and found that most places are a more reasonable $12 to $14 for two people.
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The Beautiful Laguna Cuicocha, Ecuador
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 1 February 2010
Coming into the Northern Sierra of Ecuador, just over the border from Colombia, is a breathtaking experience. You find yourself zooming on a bus through the most imposing and scenic mountains and volcanoes you can imagine, utterly dwarfed by the enormity of it all, and, if you’re me, staring with an open mouth for a [...]
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Roosters and Their Owners Often Look Alike
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 27 September 2009
Taking up from where Erin left us, we left the artisan market and headed back up to the livestock market, which is where we were told the rooster fight was going to take place. Luckily, we were able to find the green tent with the rooster ring. When we arrived, there were just a few [...]
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Early Morning Rising
Blog: Documentariously Challenged - 27 September 2009
Good morning from Peguche, Ecuador. A small indigenous town right outside Otovalo. We left San Augustin about 4 days ago and headed to Popoyan; 126km, 6hrs. A ridiculously bumpy mountain road. Not the worst so far, but I wouldn’t call it enjoyable. We didn’t do much in Popoyan other then go to the [...]
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Otavalo, Ecuador
Blog: One Year+ of Vagabonding through Latin America - 11 June 2009
After haggling with the police I headed a few hours down the road to Otavalo, a pretty little town set amidst several volcanoes. Along the way the bus got pulled over at a police checkpoint. A lot of people dutifully got off and had their bags searched. I wasn’t about to go through that again, [...]
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