Quito Palm Sunday 1

Quito Palm Sunday

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March 17th 2008
Yesterday was one of the most unusal Palm Sundays I have ever spent. Woke up to sounds of a band and hymn singing in the street. So I quickly grabbed clothes and camera, and ran out of the hotel. I followed the flower petals for a couple of blocks, and found the procession near the main square of "Old Town". There were about 500 people singing the same hymn over and over, waving corn ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more