Our first stop in Ecuador was Otavalo, home of the largest artisinal market in all of South America.
We spent Matt´s birthday checking out the goods and buying loads of awesome crafts. The Quechua or Kichua (not sure which indigenous group) people sell most of the goods at the market from alpaca socks, beautiful hand-sewn linens, and paintings. They also sold many grains and spices and we got fresh sqeezed orange and carrot juice which was well needed after an entire day of shopping.
The market is open every day of the week in small capacity but the Saturday market which we attended went on for many blocks. I bought a beautiful alpaca coat, some jewelry and a new pair of pants which was quite exciting. Though I know we paid more than the locals because the vendors would say they were giving me a great price for tourists, it was a successful shopping trip!
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