Well, sometimes things don't quite work out as planned. After taking a taxi for 50 minutes to the Loja airport yesterday early morning and checking in, we found out 5 minutes before departure that the flight was cancelled due to high winds, disallowing the plane to land in the high valley. The airline informed us that we had to take the taxi back to Loja and from there a bus to Cuenca. After 40 minutes taxi ride and another 5 hours bus ride we arrived in Cuenca. We finally caught a flight back to Quito and arrived around 7 pm.
The hostal owner was kind enough to wait for us so we added another 2 hours car trip to Otavalo. Arriving here we were invited to a wonderful cultural music peformance of indigenous music and dance. We enjoyed pan flutes, harps, guitars and other local instruments until 1 am, finally crashing dead-tired at our friends house.
Today we are exploring the famous Markets and hope to be able to send back some local fabric, clothes, etc. for all of you to enjoy.
The hostal owner was kind enough to wait for us so we added another 2 hours car trip to Otavalo. Arriving here we were invited to a wonderful cultural music peformance of indigenous music and dance. We enjoyed pan flutes, harps, guitars and other local instruments until 1 am, finally crashing dead-tired at our friends house.
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That sucks about the canceled flight and the 50 min cab rides. how much were they?
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