July 27, 2008

A Trip Outside Quito

By Conor

Saturday we woke up pretty early and got van with our tour guides Carlos and William to take a trip outside Quito.

First we came to this little cliffside shop with animals roaming around.  I got a picture with a llama and a ram.  I also played with a small golden retriever puppy.

Next was the Otavalo market.  They were selling everything from grains to shrunken heads.  I bought a alpaca poncho with llamas on it.

Next was the volcano.  There was this huge crater that used to be a volcano but now it is a big lake.  It was beautiful.

After the volcano we had lunch.  I had a really good ham sandwich.

Finally we went to the Equator.  I stood in the north and south hemisphere at the same time.  It was a really good trip.

Check out the pig’s head in the picture below - from the Otavalo market.