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Today we took a coozy bus (2 hours) to nearby town Otavalo. Went to famous Mercado del Poncho and bartered (¿nada menos?) for ponchos but we didn’t actually buy any ponchos, just rings and stuff. Beautiful, calm city with sweet dogs, street art, and very kind people. Primary colors are everywhere and the energy is […]

Walked to Museo Nacional del Ecuador with new hostel vol Rosita and Carmz. The building was incredible with three gigante floors depicting the chronological history of Ecuador via art, tribal artifacts, music, dance, contemporary documentaries, trading maps etc. It was amazing and I’m so glad to finally have made it to one of the amazing […]

Missing the fire places in Cotopaxi where I slept with these pups and a belly full of beans

This is a local drink that is served warm with many spices and herbs from the surrounding mountains. Live music en La Ronda: salsa, regatón (more to come on this and machismo culture), and Blondie