{"id":29778,"date":"2025-11-03T09:28:33","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=29778"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T22:46:52","slug":"29778","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2025\/11\/03\/img-news\/29778\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecuador Team Tours Otavalo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>November 2, 2025<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29779\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000020724.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[29778]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29779\" class=\"size-large wp-image-29779\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000020724-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000020724-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000020724-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000020724-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000020724-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000020724-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000020724-195x146.jpg 195w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000020724.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-29779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IMG Ecuador Team with Lake Cuicocha in the background (Romulo Cardenas)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Weather has been hit and miss with intermittent rains the first couple of days while the team explored the local sites.\u00a0 Saturday, the team crossed the Equator by vehicle in heavy rain.\u00a0 They snuck in a good hike around Lake Cuicocha while the sun peeked out from the clouds.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-29778 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021019.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29778]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021019-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021019-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021019-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021019-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021019-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29780'>\n\t\t\t\tHiking the Fuya Fuya trail (Romulo Cardenas)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021021.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29778]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021021-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021021-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021021-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021021-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021021-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29781'>\n\t\t\t\tIMG Ecuador Team (Romulo Cardenas)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021033.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29778]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021033-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-29783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021033-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021033-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021033-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021033-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-29783'>\n\t\t\t\tPeering through the foggy trail (Romulo Cardenas)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>After a hike to the top of Fuya Fuya today, the team visted the local indigenous cemetary at the famous Otavalo Market where celebrations for D\u00eda de los Muertos were in full swing.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-29778 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021047.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29778]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021047-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-29788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021047-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021047-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021047-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021047-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-29788'>\n\t\t\t\tLocals celebrating D\u00eda de los Muertos (Romulo Cardenas)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021038.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29778]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021038-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-29785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021038-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021038-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021038-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021038-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-29785'>\n\t\t\t\tDay of the Dead bread at Otavalo Cemetary (Romulo Cardenas)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021041.jpg' rel=\"lightbox[29778]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021041-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-29786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021041-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021041-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021041-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1000021041-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-29786'>\n\t\t\t\tMusicians entertaining visitors at Otavalo Cemetary (Romulo Cardenas)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>All is well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 2, 2025 Weather has been hit and miss with intermittent rains the first couple of days while the team explored the local sites.\u00a0 Saturday, the team crossed the Equator by vehicle in heavy rain.\u00a0 They snuck in a good hike around Lake Cuicocha while the sun peeked out from the clouds. 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