ianbrooks: Burning of the Old Years in Ecuador Every year in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the residents have a tradition of creating massive paper and wood sculptures known as ”años viejos” (Spanish for “old years”) which are summarily burnt as the clock counts down to the new year. These iconic pieces depict everything from X-Men to nameless monsters and mechs to Smurfs. (photos by Ricardo Bohorquez, via: io9) ianbrooks: Burning of the Old Years in Ecuador Every year in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the residents have a tradition of creating massive paper and wood sculptures known as ”años viejos” (Spanish for “old years”) which are summarily burnt as the clock counts down to the new year. These iconic pieces depict everything from X-Men to nameless monsters and mechs to Smurfs. (photos by Ricardo Bohorquez, via: io9) ianbrooks: Burning of the Old Years in Ecuador Every year in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the residents have a tradition of creating massive paper and wood sculptures known as ”años viejos” (Spanish for “old years”) which are summarily burnt as the clock counts down to the new year. These iconic pieces depict everything from X-Men to nameless monsters and mechs to Smurfs. (photos by Ricardo Bohorquez, via: io9) ianbrooks: Burning of the Old Years in Ecuador Every year in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the residents have a tradition of creating massive paper and wood sculptures known as ”años viejos” (Spanish for “old years”) which are summarily burnt as the clock counts down to the new year. These iconic pieces depict everything from X-Men to nameless monsters and mechs to Smurfs. (photos by Ricardo Bohorquez, via: io9) ianbrooks: Burning of the Old Years in Ecuador Every year in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the residents have a tradition of creating massive paper and wood sculptures known as ”años viejos” (Spanish for “old years”) which are summarily burnt as the clock counts down to the new year. These iconic pieces depict everything from X-Men to nameless monsters and mechs to Smurfs. (photos by Ricardo Bohorquez, via: io9) ianbrooks: Burning of the Old Years in Ecuador Every year in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the residents have a tradition of creating massive paper and wood sculptures known as ”años viejos” (Spanish for “old years”) which are summarily burnt as the clock counts down to the new year. These iconic pieces depict everything from X-Men to nameless monsters and mechs to Smurfs. (photos by Ricardo Bohorquez, via: io9) ianbrooks: Burning of the Old Years in Ecuador Every year in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the residents have a tradition of creating massive paper and wood sculptures known as ”años viejos” (Spanish for “old years”) which are summarily burnt as the clock counts down to the new year. These iconic pieces depict everything from X-Men to nameless monsters and mechs to Smurfs. (photos by Ricardo Bohorquez, via: io9) ianbrooks: Burning of the Old Years in Ecuador Every year in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the residents have a tradition of creating massive paper and wood sculptures known as ”años viejos” (Spanish for “old years”) which are summarily burnt as the clock counts down to the new year. These iconic pieces depict everything from X-Men to nameless monsters and mechs to Smurfs. (photos by Ricardo Bohorquez, via: io9) ianbrooks: Burning of the Old Years in Ecuador Every year in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the residents have a tradition of creating massive paper and wood sculptures known as ”años viejos” (Spanish for “old years”) which are summarily burnt as the clock counts down to the new year. These iconic pieces depict everything from X-Men to nameless monsters and mechs to Smurfs. (photos by Ricardo Bohorquez, via: io9) ianbrooks: Burning of the Old Years in Ecuador Every year in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the residents have a tradition of creating massive paper and wood sculptures known as ”años viejos” (Spanish for “old years”) which are summarily burnt as the clock counts down to the new year. These iconic pieces depict everything from X-Men to nameless monsters and mechs to Smurfs. (photos by Ricardo Bohorquez, via: io9)

ianbrooks:

Burning of the Old Years in Ecuador

Every year in the city of Guayaquil, Ecuador, the residents have a tradition of creating massive paper and wood sculptures known as ”años viejos” (Spanish for “old years”) which are summarily burnt as the clock counts down to the new year. These iconic pieces depict everything from X-Men to nameless monsters and mechs to Smurfs.

(photos by Ricardo Bohorquez, via: io9)

  1. Date Posted Icon 2nd January 2012
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  10. carla-a-leon-v said: Cool, i live in Guayaquil and i manage to see some of the años viejos in the photos. I never imagine seen them here :)
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    Times Square is nothing...setting off homemade fireworks.
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    CORRECTION NOT ONLY IN GUAYAQUIL BUT MOSTLY IN EVERY CITY OF ECUADOR, THANK YOU!
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