Beneath the backdrop of a large volcano is a pretty Ecudorian city called Otavalo. There is lots to do in and around Otavalo but we came for the famous markets. There is a market everyday in Otavalo but the real action happens on Saturday, official market day. On Saturdays the market moves beyond the town square and it swells into 6 adjacent streets. This was a perfect destination to finish off Todd's trip.
We started our day at the animal market. Indigenous men and women were milling about with their pigs, cows, goats, chickens, guinea pigs, dogs, and rabbits. Somehow we ended up buying a couple of scarves there but otherwise it was a fun excursion to people and animal watch. Always amazing how disassociated we are from our food sources in Canada.
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| Todd even managed to find Otavelo's version of Home Depot. |
Next we went to the crafts market. There was an astounding array of traditional crafts including tapestries, blankets, ponchos, sweaters, hammocks, carvings, jewellery, paintings and more. Apparently the biggest craft market in all of South Ameria. We were able to find some nice souvenirs (that we happily loaded Todd up with to take back home).
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