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Common birds frequently seen at Grand Selva Lodge & Tours

14/05/2024

Street party like no other! This is one festival to attend in Ecuador!
The festival starts off all behaved and well and then later the day as the alcohol are shared it turns into a wild street party.
"The origins of the festival of La Mama Negra are a little obscure, but the general consensus is that the festival was established when the Cotopaxi volcano erupted in 1742 and it seemed that Latacunga would be destroyed. The locals of the region petitioned the Virgin of Mercy, the patron of Cotopaxi, to spare Latacunga. When the town escaped the wrath of the volcano, an annual celebration was set in place in her honor. At around the time of this volcanic eruption, African slaves were brought into the area to work in the mines. These black slaves made a huge impression on the local inhabitants, who incorporated their arrival into the festival of La Mama Negra – the Black Mother.

La Mama Negra is a noisy, exuberant parade of characters such as the Moorish King, the Angel of the Stars and Los Huacos who represents the area’s pre-Colombian heritage. More recent additions to the festivities are the Camisonas – colorful transvestites.
Dancers, musicians and marching bands all join in the parade, which culminates in the arrival, on horseback, of La Mama Negra - a representation of the Virgin combined with African deities. La Mama Negra, in an elaborate costume and bearing dolls to represent her children, happily sprays milk and water on the spectators, supposedly for their well-being. Candy and wine containers are also tossed into the crowds, keeping the party atmosphere going into the night."
http://www.ecuador.com/blog/the-exuberant-festival-of-la-mama-negra

14/05/2024

14/05/2024

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14/05/2024

The rest of the Ecuador trip was full on! My favourite was teaching bhangra to different groups of people, and the highlight was a week in the jungle!

14/05/2024

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