ECUADOR - Beautiful people and culturally rich

Native women & man selling their harvested grains and beans in the streets of Otavalo.

The fruits and vegetables of the Otavalo Market.

The pig section of the Otavalo Market.

Native women selling their harvested products in the streets of Otavalo.

One of the fruits found in Ecuador - Achotillo a.k.a. Rambutan

A native Otavaleno at the animal and craft market.

The women leaving the Otavalo animal and craft market.

The Otavalo animal and craft market.

Overnight camping stay at Hosteria Rose Cottage just south of Otavalo.

Cayembe, 0'0'0'

Learning about the Equatorial line in Cayambe.

The Cathedral in the city of Quito.

Front doors of the Cathedral in Quito.

The breathtaking Cotopaxi Volcano, Cotopaxi National Park.

As we prepare to hike part of Cotopaxi Volcano. Elevation of 5,897 m

Camping at Cotopaxi. Far from warm, make sure to have warmer clothes.

The many Toyotas we came across throughout Ecuador.

Parque de las Iguanas, Guayaquil.

Parque de las Iguanas, Guayaquil.

Parque de las Iguanas, Guayaquil.