After going to the community, we went to the equator. There was a museum that had all kinds of things related to the culture of Ecuadorean life in the Highlands.
My foot is on the equator line!
Our guide explained to us the tradition of 'shrunken heads'. After someone had died or was killed, the brains would be drained from the head, a hot stone would be put in the head, and then the head would shrink. This would be done if the person was important in the community, or if the person who died was an enemy.
Here, the man has the enemy head on a stick, and the important person's head around his neck.
This is a real shrunken head of a little boy. It was in a glass case, so the photo didn't come out very well.
After all if this, we went back to Quito and had dinner. Then it was time to pack and get ready for our trip to the Galapagos.
While we were walking back to the hotel from the restaurant, I took a picture of Quito at night. All of the guide books said that there is a lot of crime in Quito. It felt very safe.
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I liked that "Latitude 0" that's interesting .. In Quito , that place where you had dinner doesn't look there has a lot of crimes..
ReplyDeleteBeing at latitude 0 is pretty cool. There were a lot of interesting things to see. Our guide had many cool facts to tell us.
ReplyDeleteHi, it sounds like you are having an amazing trip! The photos are great. Monkeys, orchids, what an exotic place. I can't wait to hear more stories.
ReplyDeleteHope you have a safe trip home.
~~~Ms. Batzer