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Mar 2022
16m 41s

Costumbres - Monigotes in Ecuador

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In Quito, entrepreneur Paúl Mendez updates his community’s New Year’s custom — burning effigies, or monigotes — to make it healthier for the environment.

A transcript of this episode is available at https://bit.ly/3MELryi.

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