Ecuador Travels

 I went to Ecuador one summer in my 20s. I didn't keep a travel journal and only took pictures of one of the regions we visited (gasp!)  Here they are:


Scenes from the weekly market in Otavalo, Ecuador:


The people of Ecuador's Otavalo region wear distinctive traditional attire and headwear of blue and black:



Otavalo's weekly cattle market---fantastically chaotic:


The women of Otavalo are so elegant in their fantastic jewelry and traditional attire:


More chaotic scenes at Otavalo's cattle market:


Otavalo portrait:



While in the Otavalo area, Dani and I took a fantastic tour of the villages conducted by a local gentleman, and the residents were so gracious in demonstrating their traditional crafts.