You will also visit the most important indian market in Ecuador (Otavalo market) where you can find a plentiful variety of handicrafts. If you are interested, we can arrange a visit to one of the local master weavers that still works with textiles as they did in the past. Besides this colourful market, you can visit other handicraft towns like Cotacachi, famous for its leather work; San Rafael, located near of San Pablo lake, town where they process the totora plant to make esteras (used like carpet or mattresses), san Antonio de Ibarra known for its wood arts. In the surroundings of Otavalo you can find Cuicocha lake, located in the Cotacachi Cayapas ecological reserve. This lake lies inside the crater of an active volcano surrounded by pristine native vegetation. This place is considered by the local communities as a sacred lake, because in a certain season of the year they celebrate traditional rituals.