• Ecuador

    Otavalo

    We bid farewell to the historic center of Quito on Saturday morning as we headed out for Otavalo at 8am.  It was an easy 40-minute 25¢ trolly ride from Santo Domingo to El Ejido to Terminal Norte.  However, Terminal Norte was insanely packed with locals and tourists queuing up for buses for Otavalo.  Fortunately the long line moved along quickly, we paid $2.50 each for our bus tickets, and we were on our way to Otavalo by 9:30am. Exactly two hours later we arrived to the main bus terminal in a very lively Otavalo.  We didn’t have to walk far…