Carnival in Guaranda, Bolivar Ecuador is such fun. Deep in the Andes this small town has the best February Carnival in Ecuador. Being a tourist I was constantly sprayed with foam or water but all in good nature and more of a way to say hello. I had to keep my camera constantly under wraps […]
Read MoreMama Negra festival is held in Latacunga which is a town under the shadow of the volcano Cotopaxi. A local dignitary pays for this festival and the people party. I got sprayed with perfume and blessed by the drunken shamans who then demanded a fee for the honour. Mama Negra rides by on her horse […]
Read MoreTo get to Cotocachi you need to catch a bus from Carcelen, north of Quito. The bus took 2 hours. The bus to Cotocacahi from Otovalo takes 20/25 mins. Stayed in hotel/hostel Mindala -clean hot water TV courtyard and roof terrace. Cotocachi is a very clean town and has two churches, a small market. Tenth […]
Read MoreThere is no February Carnival in Ambato. It is a much more sedate affair. Huge queues of traffic to the festival of fruits and flowers meant that the two hour journey took four hours and that was after the bus almost toppled over by taking a corner too sharp after the driver took a […]
Read MoreMexico the day of the dead or el dia en que la muerte muera In Oaxaca, Mexico I enjoyed the festival “El Dia de los Muertos” the day of the dead. If any one had told me I would be visiting graveyards I would have thought them mad. We went to Xoxocatland pronounced Ho Ho […]
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