Otavalo Market

My first impression in Otavalo was that all Otavalans live off of the sale of their trinkets and whatnot (if that was my 1st impression), which made it seem like every little thing was aimed at tourists and, in this time of global crisis, I think they probably haven't had a whole lot of good selling years. However, I found it to be a very colorful market with good shops. You can buy some carpets as a typical gift and some other goodies, but one little thing about this place is that it's difficult to take good pictures in Otavalo (the indigenous people don't like pictures in general), even moreso