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Graffiti is integral to the urban culture
of Quito. Nearly every wall of the city is covered in it,
leading to the rise of the saying "No wall is blank in Quito".
Graffiti is usually artistic or political,
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There is so much graffiti that politicians
often quote what is written on Quito's walls! |
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Music
is very important in Ecuador, with pan pipes, flutes of
bamboo, violins, drums and ukuleles all played often.
Popular
tunes played at fiestas include "Rosa Maria" and "El Condor Pasa". Sanjuanito is a popular style of dance. |
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Ambato, a city in central Ecuador, is known
as the "Ciudad de los Tres Juanes", with Juan Montalvo (a
novelist and essayist), Juan Leon Mera (author of the lyrics
to of Ecuador's national anthem, "Salve, Oh Patria") and Juan
Benigno Vela (another novelist and essayist) all sharing it as
a place of birth. |
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