This past weekend we went to Otavalo, and I’m exhausted!! The bus ride from Quito to Otavalo is about 2 hours (for only $2.50!!) The area is known for its indigenous craft market on the weekend, so we left early Saturday morning ready to find some goods. They sold everything from jewelry, paintings, sweaters, bed sheets, and soccer jerseys. As you can see, we were all a huge fan of the vibrant and cozy alpaca blankets. Here is a picture of us in one of our hostel rooms. Although in our plans, we had booked an airbnb that had fallen through the cracks once we arrived, we were close to the waterfall called Cascadas de Peguche and were able to walk there from our hostel on Sunday morning. So in the end, it worked out pretty well! 
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