MAGICAL ECUADOR THROUGH LEGENDS

  I would like to start saying that hope you enjoy these legends! Each place has a story; someone told me one day that places keep memories because people forget them. T he legend that you are going to read happens in San Francisco’s monastery which is located in Quito downtown. Do you believe in paranormal events? Because this legend has an intriguing mystery related on a skull. “The skull of Franciscan monastery” – “La Calavera del Convento de San Francisco”. As far as we know, many monasteries and churches in our country had the tradition of burying their monks in the underground of each place. So, keep in mind this fact…! This legend happened one night a lot of years ago, it was really cold, because it was winter. It all began when Fray Carlos and Miguel got back to the Franciscan monastery. Nobody knew where they had come and no one will know because after that night they were not be able to say anything to anybody. It was a really red letter day. To make thi...

Hi, again ... This time, I have to talk about “La Esquina de las Almas” that was my promise the last post. So, I don't know if you hear about this story but in my opinion it is strange and paranormal for some people. It happens among the known street which called “La Calle de las 7 crosses” - “7 cross street”. To make this story short we need to know that this street connects the main touristic place “El Panecillo” with “La Colina de San Juan” and in all the places we can find a cross, which saves a story and a lot of memories. In the 16th century it was called Seven Crosses because the convents and Catholic churches that were located on it. And over the years raised several stone crosses that served as altars popular during the Corpus Christi celebrations each year. But these were also put there so that the Spanish faithful and indigenous people, do not forget your faith since there were many bars in the street. Then, with ...

  👀Who do not like stories or Legends?👀 Most of people really likes hear these interesting and sometimes impossible things that happened many years ago, may be at the time when they were not born and for that reason these things are unbelievable. However, these kind of stories cause curiosity, catch the attention of people and also they are conducive to promoting awareness of the history which exists besides it, that is the case of many places in our country, they have many things to tell us. Ecuador has magic, its mysteries and incredible legends are a treasure. For generations, many stories, legends and tales are still alive because each place save memories. The only fact that prevent those places tell something is people who do not want to continue talking about these awesome stories. I remembered some interesting legends that my grandparents told me when I was a child and these stories are not well known. For instance, in this occasion I would like to ...