SalesPersons on a horse

There Are Not highways, Not Even asphalt roads, But That Apparently not is important for those “merchants” of the town of Guamote (at 51 kilometers of Riobamba) Who Do not doubt in “opening the road” every Tuesday, Accompanied by Their Faithful and indefatigable mounts, Until Arriving to the place Where the traditional fair of Tuesdays is developer.
Mounted on energetic or starving horses and heading a retinue of llamas loaded with agricultural products, the Peasants arrive to Guamote to sell or to exchange the products extracted from the Pachamama or Mother Earth, plus, in the fair, Some splendid handmade white hats (Panama ) Can Be purchased.
By horse or by creaking automobiles, the Ecuadorian natives find the way to get to the fairs … and in Ambato (capital of the county of Tungurahua) the natives offer ponchos, blankets, ikat shawls, belts, beads and fitting blouses, and on Thursdays the street Mariscal La Mar de Cuenca (county of Azuay) is cheerful Invaded by artisans and farmers ” .
The Influence of the Indian Markets events is felt in Quito, the capital of the country, Because in the surroundings of the Church of San Francisco or in Sucre street, There Are improvised kiosks from the rural merchants.
Either by Necessity or by tradition, the Indian Markets continue subsisting in the Andean countries. The farther from the cities the traveler Finds Easier the authentic Markets, where, the native language in secrecy shrouds entre commercial transactions from buyers and sellers. Do you feel like visiting Them?