Saturday there was a really big festival en Ecuador in the town of Latacunga, about 2 hours south of Quito. La Fiesta de la Mama Negra originally started due to a volcano eruption. Near Latacunga is a volcano called Cotopaxi (I have pictures on my blog--I went there a few weeks back). The volcano errupted in the 1700's and destroyed the entire town. The "Virgin of Mercy" is the patron of the volcano. The volcano hasn't erupted since and the town celebrates this fiesta each year in order to thank and honor the Virgin of Mercy for that. There is a huge parade where everyone wears traditional indigenous dress which was really beautiful!!
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