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Quito part 4: Easter

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April 19th 2011
Another late published blog from Easter 2011 in Ecuador. "Semana Santa", is celebrated the week before Easter and starts on Domingo de Ramos (Palm Sunday). The procession in the streets of historical Quito was an amazing sight with 2,000 odd people walking through all the streets on Good Friday. We also had "Fanesca". Which is a traditional soup made with Bacalao (salt fish) and several different ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito » Historical Center

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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