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The carnival in Guaranda is celebrated as in every other part of Ecuador. But, this city also celebrates this holiday with festivities; masks, parades, guitars, poetry and dances all over the place. It is considered one of the best carnivals in the country. This celebration that has centuries of existence, is a long awaited festival and it takes months in
Diablada de Píllaro is a popular celebration that has grown in the last decade. According to the history, in colonial times the Indians disguised themselves as devils in repudiation of priestly preaching and the physical, psychological, economic and moral mistreatment they received from the Spaniards. Every year from the 1 th until January 6, Píllaro village relives the magical ancestral
The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean at 972 km a little more than 650 miles away from continental coast of Ecuador, are formed by 13 islands, in them are several volcanic buildings, the main ones are located in two of the islands, which are: Isabela and Fernandina. On the island of Isabela there are volcanoes Wolf, Darwin,
THE HUMPBACK WHALES HAVE ARRIVED IN ECUADOR!!!! The Tourism Minister every year is pleased to open this whale watching season in Salinas, Ayangue, Puerto López, Atacames and Santa Clara. “We are the most beautiful country in the world, to the point of becoming the favorite place for one of the largest animals on the planet, choose it to make love
The Festival of the Lights is repeated for many years and in commemoration of the Ecuadorian Independence Day ( August 10 ). It will be held from the 9 th to 13 th of August 2017 .Nine light works of art will be installed in emblematic patrimonial Churches at the Historic Center of Quito.For the Mayor of Quito and the
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity The toquilla straw hat is woven from fibres from a palm tree characteristic of the Ecuadorian coast. Coastal farmers cultivate the toquillas and harvest the stems before separating the fibre from the green outer skin. This is boiled to remove chlorophyll and dried for subsequent bleaching with sulfur over a wood fire. Weavers take this
The volcano has become restless. Scientists from Ecuador’s Institute of Geophysics (IGEPN) recorded an increased number of earthquakes under the volcano a new report shows. The increased seismicity could be (but not must be) a precursor of renewed activity in the medium-term future (weeks, months?). An increase of earthquakes began on 5 June this year when a seismic swarm of
Cotopaxi Volcano, spews ash and smoke for hours Bursts of ash spew from the snow-encircled crater of the Cotopaxi Volcano and fall in gusts on this village where the locals struggle to herd sheep and cattle to safety.Capped by glaciers, the 19,350-foot (5,987-meter) volcano is one of the world’s most feared due to its location just 30 miles (50 kilometers)
An article on SustainableTrip.org, Ecuador is qualified as “the fashion country.” Certified by The Rainforest Alliance (an organization dedicated to work on conserve biodiversity and ensuring sustainable livelihoods); Ecuador was cataloged as one of the favorite travel destinations in the world. The reasons are many including biodiversity, the existence of three completely different regions in a small area of territory and
Scientists from the University of San Francisco analyzed the remains of the condor Felipe, who was found dead on April 12. This one was on of the few wild birds and it was very useful for the Ecuadorian scientist because , he help to find the other ones on wild within the Andes. Watch a Video
