Statue painting in Ecuador
About this photograph
- Creator
- Margery H. Freeman
- Date created
- 1991
- Location
- Ecuador
- License
- This photograph copyright ©2006. Terms of use
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A local craftsman paints a small statue of the Virgin Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus.
Ecuador, like all Latin American countries, is overwhelming Catholic. Hundreds of craftsmen in Ecuador make their living by carving and painting religious icons for sale to tourists and locals.
