There
is no official
tourist office
in Otavalo,
but there
are several
useful travel
agents. Trips
can be arranged
to weavers'
homes in the
town, craft
villages in
the surrounding
countryside,
as well as
horse riding,
hiking and
visits to
ecological
reserves or
the hot springs
of Chachimbiro.
The
main bank
is Banco
del Pacifico
for cash advances,
Visa ATM and,
Mastercard
ATM. For international
telephone
calls,
the Andinatel
office is
on Calderon
and Sucre.
If you want
to send a
poncho home,
the Post
Office
is at the
corner of
Salinas and
Sucre. The
Policia
Municipal
up Avenida
Norte. For
medical
emergencies,
Hospital
San Luis de
Otavalo
is on Sucre,
on the northern
edge of town.
Internet:
average
rate US$1.80
per hour.
Last updated
20th July
2006
| |Article contributed by Dominic Hamilton||| |
