Police Car Celebration

I have mentioned several times that Ecuadorians find any excuse to celebrate, and that I always carry a camera with me because I never know when I will stumble upon another parade or party.

Well, how about celebrating the police getting some new cars?  Yep, that’s enough reason for a celebration around here!  Evelyn and I were walking to ETAPA to take care of some bills (I’m still deciding if I will even gnash my teeth in public over the lunacy of that government-owned company… ), and found several streets leading to Parque Calderon blocked off.  We saw a stage being set up, and thought we might come by later to see what was going on.

On our way back, we found the police brass and some politicos congratulating themselves on getting new cars, which would reduce the crime rate in Cuenca (my limited Spanish picked up that much). 

I found it interesting that all the men officers were in a group with chairs, while the only four women officers were separated and forced to stand during the entire litany of speeches…

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