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fiogf49gjkf0d THE CAPITAL QUITO AND THE MAJOR PORT OF GUAYAQUIL OFFER
MODERN SHOPING FACILITIES AND ALSO THE UBIQITOUS INDIAN
MARKET. SOUVENIRS INCLUDE HAND MADE PANAMA HATS, CERAMICS,
PONCHOS, GOLD AND SILVER JEWELLERY AND BRIGHTLY COLOURED
INDIAN FABRICS, LEATHER GOODS, SHIGRAS (SHOULDER BAGS),
ABORIGINAL ART AND NATIVE WEAPONS.
BORBON TEN KILOMETRES FROM THE COAST ON THE RIVER CAYAPA IN
THE NORTH WEST HAS A SEMI PERMANENT AFRICAN MARKET AND A
BAZAAR SELLING INDIAN BRIC A BRAC ITEMS MADE FROM ANIMAL
SKINS AND FURS. HOWEVER HUNTING OF THE DEER USED TO MAKE
THESE SOUVENIRS IS PROHIBITED IN ECUADOR.
TWO HOURS NORTH OF QUITO BY CAR IS THE TOWN OF OTAVALO AT
THE FOOT OF THE VOLCANO IMBABURA. THIS TOWN IS FAMOUS FOR
ITS MARKETS. THERE IS A MARKET SELLING MAINLY PONCHOS ON
SATURDAYS. THERE ARE ALSO PERMANENT MARKETS SELLING THE
WHOLE RANGE OF ECUADORIAN ARTS AND CRAFTS AS THE OTAVALOS
INDIANS HAVE A NEAR MONOPOLY ON THE DIFFUSION OF CRAFT
PRODUCTS THROUGHOUT ECUADOR. IT IS A GOOD PLACE TO BUY
SOUVENIRS BECAUSE PRICES ARE USUALLY LOWER THAN IN THE
CAPITAL QUITO.
AT RIOBAMBA IN THE ANDES MOUNTAINS THERE IS A LARGE MARKET
HELD ON SATURDAYS. THERE ARE A GREAT VARIETY OF HATS FOR
SALE INCLUDING THE PANAMA THE CHOLAS AND MANY MORE
PERTAINING TO THE DIFFERENT INDIAN TRIBES.
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