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It was really big fun visiting the animal market in Saquisili.
At the sheep section it was pretty crowded. Crowded, yes, but it all were locals. That was very different with the market of Otavalo. Here in Saquisili, there were less tourists, surely because the goods they sell here aren't meant for the tourists, it is a real local market.
And of course this is not about the animal market but more on the other parts of this market was they were selling food and textiles. There were almost no stalls with the typical souvenirs.
Written May 15, 2004
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So at this animal market of Saquisili, we started at the pigs section, then we continued through the cattle section and then we arrived at the sheep section.
We did see lots of local ladies with a couple of sheep on a rope. Most of these ladies were dressed very colourful.
Written May 14, 2004
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Whenever you are visiting this animal market in Saquisili (as a tourist), and you feel the need to buy an animal, maybe as a special souvenir to take home . . . . (lol)
It can not be an excuse that you have forgotten to bring a rope. As at this animal market there a few stands which were selling lots of ropes.
I wonder if you could take your small pig with you in the plane as hand luggage . . . . (lol)
Written May 14, 2004
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As we continued our visit at the animal market of Saquisili, we arrived at the cattle market.
Lots of cows and some bulls were waiting here to be sold.
In this part of the market you had to pay attention of the trail you had to follow in between the animals, because of the big brown cakes produced by the many animals.
Written May 14, 2004
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So we started our visit at the pig section of the local animal market (Mercado de Animales).
It was very busy and noisy over here.
Pigs, Pigs, everywhere pigs, small ones, big ones, bigger ones.
Some of these smaller ones were yelling very loud, as they refused to be sold . . .
That yelling of those pigs was not such a nice sound.
Updated May 14, 2004
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After a short ride with our own bus (what a luxury) from the historical hacienda in Lasso, we arrived early morning in Saquisili.
Normally this is a very quiet village. Except on Thursday, as Thursday is the weekly local market.
We started our visit at the animal market, the pig section.
Written May 14, 2004
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While I was travelling through Ecuador, I noticed that most ladies were wearing gold coloured necklaces.
That looked very nice. One of the ladies in our travel group did know the story on the necklaces.
These necklaces were originally coming from Czechy. And originally it was used for Christmas decoration.
But how this golden decorations got here, that is also a question to me . . .
Written May 15, 2004
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One of the main reasons why I love to visit a local market is the fact that on such a market you can see the daily life of the local people.
Most local markets aren't set up for the tourists. And like this it is also an excellent opportunity to see the local dress code.
At this local market in Saquisili most ladies were dressed with colourful scarfs and the typical hats.
Written May 15, 2004
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Favorite thing: The favourite thing about Saquisili is without doubt the Thursday morning local market.
It seems to be one of the most important Indian village markets of the country.
This is still an authentic local market, were the locals are selling and buying goods. It is not touristy at all.
Fondest memory: The colourful dressed ladies.
Written May 15, 2004
After a good night of sleep in the historical hacienda La Cienega (see my Cienega page) in Lasso, we visited the small village of Saquisili. Saquisili is very famous because of its Thursday morning...
A unique typical market - Un marche typique unique
What is really unique, in Saquisili, it's not that, every thursday morning, the whole city becomes a whole market... No, it's just that it's a non-touristic market... Barely 10 "shops" sell some stuff...
The market at Saquisili takes place every thursday morning and the indian people trade with animals and all the goods of the daily life
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