Saquisili MarketJul 17, 2008
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| We started the day with a pick up at 7am for a trip to a local market south of Quito. We visited the animal market first then went to the general market selling vegetables (including more potatoes than I believed anyone could eat), fruit, beans, rice and lots of other foods. There were also many stands selling cooked food like at a fair but one of the delights was whole cooked pig's head! There also was a smaller section of tourist goods for sale and we bought some carved gourds, necklaces, carved dagger for Brian, a carved box for David, and Ecuadorian Hat for Andrew. David also haggled for a watch from $10 to $2 but alas it was lost during our travels! This was a great experience as we only say a handful of other tourists there. All the locals were dressed up for the weekly market day. |
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