Penitents on Good Friday

The cucuruchos, dressed in purple, symbolise the penitents demonstrating their repentance and their will to change.

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March 27th 2007
Quito, Ecuador I arrived in Quito at mid day thankfully. Like every place you visit I had heard the horror stories of muggings and worse so I was a little apprehensive. It seems you never get used to those stories, and every city has them. But the public transport system is first class here and I didn´t feel threatened in the least. It´s quite a nice city but very high. At 2,80 ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Quito

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

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