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Latacunga, Ecuador
09.23.2013
A child dressed up during
the La Santisima Tragedia
— or the Blessed Tragedy
— festivities. The festival
gives thanks to Virgen de las
Mercedes, or Virgin of Mercy,
and is usually celebrated with
elaborate costumes.
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