From Machu Picchu we headed back to Cuzco, and flew to Quito, which basically saved us about 3 days on a bus. Once in Quito, we rented a car and to do the Quilotoa circuit, the highlights include the Saquisili market and the Quiltoa crater, Cotopaxi volcano but also passing by the towns of Sigchos, Zumbahua, Tigua, Pujili, Chugchilan, and Latacunga.
The Saquisili market onThursday mornings is jammed packed with locals selling everything from fruits, vegetables, grains, household goods and domestic animals. It rained the night before and on Thursday morning making the area a muddy mess, and the animals all a bit gnarly. The addition of farm animals to the market made for an exciting morning. We spoke to a few animal sellers to see what the going rate for their animals would be…an 8 month old pig was about $100, a cow $300, and a 15 year old llama $80 dollars.
did you buy the llama????
im thinking you’ll be coming back…pig in tow.