INDEAN MARKETS

OTAVALO

Full Day

Every Days, preferly on Saturday

Its original name is "Tzarantze" = working town; Otavalo = blanket of all,
Is a city of Quichua indigenous people who feels proud of their origins and being the last Incas. One of the most  important indigenous fairs in Latin America where specially on Saturdays, all the products that are brought from other places near and distant to Otavalo like Salasaca textiles or purses of Intag etc are sold...

Tour: Depart from Quito with direction towards Guayllabamba and we will make a brief technical stop in Huachalá and its monument to Middle of the World, in Cayambe we will taste the Bizcochos and the typical Cheese “Queso de Hoja”. We continue to the Viewpoint of the Lake San Pablo.
We will arrive at the indigenous market of Otavalo and take 2Hours to visit it.
After Otavalo we'll visit Peguche and its sacred cascade.

Lunch in Cotacachi famous place by its leather articles.

It includes:

·                         Transport and Bilingual Guides

·                         Specified visits

Does not include:

·                         Values non specified

·                         Lunch

·                         Tips

PUJILÍ

Full Day

Every Day preferred on Sundays

It is a small town near Latacunga.
Pujilí is a town of very strong traditions example of this is his food, like their textiles and their celebrations specially the Corpus Cristi or Inti Raymi where the Indians make offerings to the sun by the harvests.
There is some local ceramic and a good market on Sunday and Wednesday

Tour: Depart from Quito towards the valley of the Chillos and next towards the Pan-American South admiring the different located volcanoes from both borders, we crossed Latacunga and soon we arrived at Pujilí. Here we visit the zonal market and factories of ceramics in the Victoria town.

It includes:

·                         Transport and Guides

·                         Detailed visits

Does not include:

·                         Values non specified

·                         Lunch

·                         Tips.

·                         Optional: Visit to  Cotopaxi National Park plus USD15 each pax:

SAQUISILÍ

Time: Full Day

Every day, preferred Thursdays

A majestic indigenous colorful town of like all in the Ecuadorian mountainous area, their main attractions is the visits to their plazas or squares where several products are sold like: crafts, fruits, vegetables, animals, textiles.  

Tour: Depart from Quito throght the South Panamerican Highway, visiting Machachi market and bordering, the volcano landscape of the area, we will  pass  Machachi and the town of Lasso, next we will arrive to  Saquisilí a short visit to the zonal market and the fair of animals.

It includes:

·                         Transport and Guides

·                         Detailed visits

Does not include:

·                         Values non specified

·                         Lunch

·                         Tips

·                         Optional: visit to Cotopaxi National Park + USD15 each pax.