Latacunga, Ecuador 30 September, 2012: Unidentified Participants Of La Fiesta De La Mama Negra Traditional Festival Dressed As Angels. Mama Negra Festival Is A Mixture Of Indigenous, Spanish And African Influences And Celebrates The Patron Saint Virgen De La Merced Supposedly Stopping The 1742 Eruption Of Nearby Volcano Cotopaxi, Leaving Latacunga Unharmed.

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african alcohol angel annual capital catholic celebration center church city colors costumes cotopaxi dance ecuador eruption festival fiesta flags folclore folkloric gratitude indigineous latacunga mercy music parade patron pig procession protection province saint september spanish tourism town traditional transport travel trip virgen virgin visit volcano white