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Northern Andes
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The Northern Andes in Ecuador span the area north of Quito to the Colombian border. This area of the country is beautiful, with a wide range of ecosystems, from cloud forests around Mindo to deserts, and everything in between. The rolling countryside around the famous markets in Otavalo is scattered with haciendas, many of which have open their doors to tourism.
This is an area where few foreign tourists have ventured up until recently. There are opportunities to explore local campesino tracks, trek in unspoilt páramo, explore rural villages where the pace of life remains unchanged, have a go at a traditional handball game (pelota del mano), soak in the new Arco Iris hot springs, close to Chachimbiro, and explore the ancient Caranqui culture.
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Parque Cóndor Otavalo
Parque Cóndor is a non-profit wildlife refuge for owls and raptors, including the endangered Andean ...
Lagunas de Mojanda
One of the most popular spots for hiking is the area around Lagunas de Mojanda. Seventeen kilometres f...
Otavalo's Markets
The Otavaleños have been long renowned for their weaving skills, and over the last couple of decades ...
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Hacienda Primavera
Hacienda Primavera is a gorgeous hacienda located in the El Choclo rainforest reserve. Owned by the same family ...
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Casa Mojanda
Located in the hills just over 3km outside Otavalo on the road to Lagunas de Mojanda, Casa Mojanda is an interes...
90% - 13 ratings
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Hacienda Guachalá
The chapel of the hacienda was originally built in 1580 and Guachalá dates back to 1700. In its heyday, Guachal...
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Buena Vista
On the second floor of a building on the edge of the Plaza de Ponchos, Buena Vista certainly lives up to its nam...
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Bellavista Cloud Forest
Bellavista Cloudforest is one of the few lodges in the Andean cloud forest that has access to primary forest. T...
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Verde Milenio
The Verde Milenio Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the environment and preserving...
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Otavalo Spanish Institute
If you want to pick up Spanish quickly and effectively, you should go find the Otavalo Spanish School. With leve...
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Learning Leatherworking From A Master
Learning how to work with leather in a workshop that could be fifty years old seems idyllic and romantic, and in...
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Internet in Cotacachi
ChikiNET has zippy internet in a room where your back's to the wall. The local kids who gather around to watch t...
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Internet
Libreria y Papeleria la Unica has eight computers and a connection that's about average for Ecuador....
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Manufacturas "Flores"
One of several leather shops on Ca. 10 de Agosto, Manufacturas Flores can be easily recognized by the hand-craft...
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