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New Year´s Eve in Quito

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January 2nd 2008
The days before New Year the streets are full of man-size puppets for sale. These puppetes represent local politicians or other famous people. They are then burnt on New Year’s Eve, and people jump over the fire to get rid of the bad spirits of the past year. Along Amazonas, the main street in the Mariscal, various scenes of local politicians were displayed with huge puppets, and food and drink ... 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