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Archive for September, 2008

San Pablo and Mojanda Lakes

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Posted in Ecuador | No Comments »

After two weeks of tiresome Spanish classes, we headed to La Luna, a secluded hostel outside of Otavalo. We plan to post reviews of the places we stay in each country, but I think La Luna is going to be ...

Take a walk with Chris and Jodi

Saturday, September 27th, 2008 Posted in Ecuador | 3 Comments »

We thought we would lead you on a walking tour of Otavalo. We walk the same route each day from our homestay to our Spanish school. Here are some notable places on our walk. The Secret Bar. A few nights ago, ...

Laguna Cuicocha

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in Ecuador | 1 Comment »

On Sunday, we ventured to Cuicocha Lake, an active crater lake residing within an extinct volcano. We took a short boat ride on the lake to get a closer view of some of the wildlife and vegetation. Gas emissions from ...

Otavalo´s Mercado de Animales

Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in Ecuador | 1 Comment »

On Saturday we awoke in the wee hours of the morning to watch the locals haggle over animals. Otavalo is famous for its indigenous craft market held on Saturdays, but we thought the real draw to Otavalo was the animal ...

Our host family and Cotacachi festival

Monday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in Ecuador | 2 Comments »

On Saturday, we arrived in Otavalo to begin our Spanish lessons and stay with a host family. Our family lives within the center of Otavalo, so we can walk everywhere easily. Otavalo hosts a festival the first two weeks of ...