Guamote market, Ecuador 2014 - Tren Crucero

This video shows the excursion to Guamote market, which is part of the Tren Crucero railway journey through Ecuador. Unlike the better known Otavalo market, Guamote remains an authentic indigenous market for the surrounding area and is much less' touristy'. Please keep it that way by not giving local people money for photographs, and by showing respect. Please buy something from local people instead. You will see more people in different kinds of traditional dress here than at any other market in Ecuador. The video also shows Tren Crucero passengers being entertained by children from a local community project (members of Inti Sisa also served lunch in the station). Guamote's location in the centre of the Ecuadorian Andes, halfway between Cuenca and Quito, makes it an ideal place to stop and visit. And not only to rest, but to experience authentic Andean life by visiting the weekly Thursday market, riding the famous train, visiting surrounding communities and the Chimborazo volcano. The Inti Sisa Guesthouse helps to fund the Inti Sisa foundation. This foundation offers educational support to the underprivileged of Guamote and its surrounding, especially young girls and women. This is done by providing workshops, sewing courses, musical classes, pre-school and English classes in Guamote and in the surrounding communities. This holiday was booked via Sunvil Traveller, UK. Thanks also to Tren Crucero and Inti Sisa.. Au sein du gros bourg de Guamote (3 000 habitants), se déroule chaque jeudi le plus important marché rural du pays. Il ne compte pas moins de trois foires, toutes envahies d’une foule nombreuse et colorée. Bovins, équins et "petits animaux" (moutons, porcs, cochons d’Inde et poules) prennent place à des endroits distincts. L’intensité maximale a lieu entre 8 et 10 h.