PILLARO, Ecuador -- Talk of the devil and he is bound to appear, the saying goes. In Ecuador, that means even during the pandemic. An Andean village festival known as the Diablada, or dance of the ...

One version says "La Diablada de Pillaro," which runs from Dec. 28 to Jan. 6, began in the 1940s when the mainly farming families of Pillaro would gather at the end of the year to discuss their lives.

National Day of the Republic of Ecuador was celebrated in Reading Thursday with music, dancing and a flag raising. About 100 people gathered outside City Hall, 815 Washington Street, for the ...

Put on your dancing alpargatas and get ready for a magical night of Ecuadorian music and choreography. This Saturday, more than 30 members of the group Ayazamana, which means “peaceful rest of the ...

Four women steal tray full of earrings from a jewellery shop in MP's Raisen ...

“You can never be sad or mad when you’re dancing” In my senior year of high school in my hometown of Quito, Ecuador, I fell in love with computer science. It was like a puzzle. For each assignment, I ...

According to Shen Yun Performing Arts, pressuring theatres is a standard practice of Chinese embassies every time the company presents a show. This is the first time one of their shows has been ...

People dressed as devils dance in La Diablada Pillarena amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Pillaro, Ecuador, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Performers took to the streets of this small city in the center of the ...

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