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Ecuador (Otavalo, Cuecocha, Cachimbiro)

Otavalo


jesus behind the lines

a market town

The eucalyptus walk
carne colorado, potato cheese fritters, empenadas, and chicha yamor
Wilson and his fireshow
Rosa and hers

View from Chasqui Hostal

Church enroute to Lago Cuecocha
Lago Cuecocha

A day trip with the israeli gang (Tal, Itamar, Ben, Eyal)

Rosa happy with her Cotocachi leather birthday bag
Cascada de Peguche

really happy with the bag
Nice but nothing terribly impressive
nail in the tire (first of two consecutive flats)
lasagna with the israelis
and more pasta with the rest of the hostel gang (Rosa, Anita, Lucy, Israelis, Hikari)
The un-photographed Yamor Parade
The first night of the festival (Lucy, Martin, Anita, Hikari, Rosa)
Saturday handicrafts market
One of the biggest and best markets of all South America



you can get everything here, and cheap






'no... thats not enough'




chancho - it is whats for lunch
juicy roasted pig, $1
or how about a Cuy instead?
'Throw another guinea pig on the barbee mate'
Fried fish for me
It all looks good from here
lost tourist
indian/gringo relations
after a hard day of shopping nothing beats a smoke
Ice Cream for us, $1
Hikari carefully cuts herself a Coke can stove
After the fireshow (Hikari, Wilson, Anita, Hostel Girl)
The smoke pipe

Another round of ice creams
Day trip to Chachimbiro Hot Springs
with Lucy as our guide
nothing beats it
Rosa's photographic skills

hot then cold, repeat
the cheap pool
and disco bar
another day in the Andes, another flat