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• Celebrated in February or March
• Ends on Ash Wednesday
• Colorful Parades
• Teenagers and Children throw water balloons, bags
  of flour, and use water guns to get each other
  messy.
  

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• Celebrated the week before Easter starts on
  Palm Sunday
  
• Parades on the streets on Good Friday

Fanesca is the traditional soup for Holy Week. It
is made with Bacalao (salt fish)
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• Held on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.
• More popular in the highland regions
• Celebrated in different ways according to the
  tradition of each town.
  
• Some towns involve costumes, music and dancing,
  while others consist of masked dancers through
  the streets
  
• Brave men of the town will climb 12 meter high
  greased poles to obtain a prize.

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• Week long festival
• Begins on June 24
• Celebration honors Pachamama (mother earth)
• Involves local men dressed up in varied
  costumes, that dance from house to house until
  they reach the San Juan Chapel, where they start
  throwing rocks at each other.

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• Held June 29 each year
• However, start the night before with bonfires in
  the streets
  
• Women who want to become pregnant jump over the
  bonfires in hope that they will become pregnant

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Ecuadorians celebrate New Years with old years.
They stuff dummies with paper, sawdust and
firecrackers. Show the dummies to the whole
country before burning them.
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• Located in the middle of the Andes Mountains
• Hot springs and picturesque landscapes
• Hiking, Mountain biking, Horseback riding,
  White river rafting

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• Near Latacunga
• Highest active volcano in the world
• Perfect cone shaped, snow covered top
• Home to wild horses, deer, lamas, pumas, and
  Andean condors
  
• Small museum which showcases the parks geology
  and stuffed animals

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• Small town about 100 km north of Quito.
• Saturday mornings, natives display their goods
  in the Poncho Square
  
• Sell carpets, blankets, belts, to many other
  accessories created with the skill of their hands

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Popular for fishing, hiking, and camping
More than 275 lakes waterfalls
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Amazon Rainforest

• 2 of the Amazon Rainforest is located in
  Ecuador
  
• 1/3 of its total species diversity
• Days drive of Quito

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• 13 Major Volcanic Islands
• 500 miles off Ecuadors westcoast
• Home to the rarest and most spectacular animals,
  plants and fauna in the world
  

• Snorkeling, sailing, scuba diving
• Bird watching

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• Colonial town
• Cobbled streets, ironwork balconies, red-tiled
  roofs
  
• Churches, museums and art galleries

Town
Chapel
Homes
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• Situated in the heart of Cuenca
• Sky blue curpolas
• Magnificent altar
• Famous crowned image of the Virgin Mary

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• Lively boardwalk situated in Guayaquil
• Along the Rio Guayas
• Well-patrolled
• Food stands, eateries, historical and modern
  buildings

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• Newly built park
• Contains century-old buildings
• Nature Reserve and Zoo

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Large and impressive to see
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• Most well known of Ecuadors beaches
• Beach-resort town
• Whale watch, surf, sky-dive, hang-glide, jet
  ski, ski and yacht
  
• Thermal baths not far away
• Most expensive beach in Ecuador

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• Salsa Clubs
• Sunny beaches

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• Highly recommended
• Relax, surf, wall-climbing, paragliding

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• Great Party spot in Ecuador
• Much drinking and celebration

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• Popular among backpackers and surfers
• Big waves
• Black sand
• Inexpensive lodging

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Spanish Hola Adios Si No Amigo (male) Amiga (
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