La florida archeological site/museo

Pre-Incan tomb

Quito archaeology, art, altitude

This morning we went to a small archaeological site in the La Florida Barrio of Quito. These pre-incan tombs were discovered whole excavating for building. 

Then we crossed town by bus and climbed the big hill to the Guayasamin foundation  and Capilla des Hombre. Guayasamin is considered Ecuador's most illustrious artist.  His house,  studio,  artworks,  and Chapel of man are a museum now.  His dark work deals with the suffering,  anger and hope of mankind. 

At the end of the day we took the Teleferico gondola to the top of the hill on the west side of town. Quito is at 8000 feet. We were on top of the world looking down. 

Peguche

We are in Peguche,  a weaving town outside of Otavalo, a main market town in the Andes Northern Highlands. We are right near Las Cascadas Peguche, a waterfall that is the local center of carnival,  today. The people are indigenous Incan. We bused to Cotacachi,  a town known for its leather and went to Cuicochi,  a sunken crater lake with islands formed from later eruptions. It rains as much as not,  sometimes heavy. Wait it out in the covered market food stalls,  or the Pie Shop back in otavalo. Yesterday Passion fruit meringue,  today morro (blackberry), cafes con leches.  A full rainbow reward over the market. 
Tonight Quito.