Recently Reviewed Hotels around Otavalo

• Otavalo Market
  "Do not miss the Saturday market!"
  "We went on Friday and Saturday. Friday was very nice and not crowded. On weekdays, the market takes up one square block. The vendors are not overly pushy...well, a couple of them are, but that is universal in markets all over the world. Less so here, I think. But on Saturday, be prepared to be o..."vewhelmed by the vastness of the market. The guidebooks say the market spills over on Saturday. The truth is it takes over all of central Otavalo! It is truly amazing and wonderful. Of course, if markets and bargaining isn't your thing, please don't go. But, if you like to find nice indigenous items and are willing to do some hard bargaining, then don't miss it. We bought a number of gifts for the family and I felt like we got a fair price on everything. Several items we walked away from and regretted it later. Don't worry about buying it too cheap. The vendors know what the bottom line is and they don't sell for less. Start real low and get to the price you want to pay and don't g... " More >
• Condor Park
  "Must see The mighty Condor and other birds"
  "I was just at the Condor Park in OtaVALO,eCUADOR AND i WAS VERY IMPRESSED BY THE CONDORS AND THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL BIRDS AND IN PARTICULAR The Great American Bald Eagle. I had never seen the American Bald Eagle up close and fortunately I was able to see this up close at the Condor Park. The shows that..." they have there are at 11:30 am and at 3:30 pm. I saw and participated in the 11:30 show on Saturday May 4th after spending part of the morning in the famous Otavalo Market. The condor park is a park that rehabilitates birds that have been rescued. At the show you here why it is important for Ecuador to these birds. The main reason is that they help clean up rats and mice and other dead carcasses that otherwise would pollute the drinking waters with toxins and bacteria. We need to make others aware of this . People kill the baby condors and other raptors thinking that they are going to do damage, but they are doing damage to the environment, because they are killing "garbage cleaners" of ou... " More >
• Condor Park
  "worth the visit"
  "The naturalist was well informed and knew his raptors. He does not speak English but we managed to understand some of what he said. We understood that the condors would be available for viewing and flying free but that was not the case. They stay in there enclosure . But we did see them from a short..." distance " More >