Dancers in traditional clothing at Carnival, one of the biggest in Ecuador, in the town of Guaranda, Bolivar Province, Ecuador, South America

City Hall, Simon Bolivar Park, Otavalo, Imbabura Province, Ecuador, South America

Indigenous women in typical local headgear overlooking the Plaza 15 de Mayo at Carnival time in the provincial town of Guaranda, Bolivar Province, Ecuador, South America

Dancers in traditional clothing at Carnival, one of the biggest in Ecuador, in the normally quiet provincial town of Guaranda, Bolivar Province, Ecuador, South America

Vermilion cardinal (Cardinalis phoeniceus), Aviario Nacional de Colombia, Via Baru, Province of Cartagena, Bolivar, Colombia, South America

Puerta del Reloj Tower and Horse Statue Monumento a los Pagasos, Muelle de los Pegasos City of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, South America

Republic of Colombia, Colombia, Departamento Bolivar, City of Cartagena de Indias, part of the castle complex, Castillo San Philippe de Barajas, cannons, Colombia, South America

Republic of Colombia, Colombia, Departamento Bolivar, City of Cartagena de Indias, Iglesia San Pedro Claver in the historic old town and old town wall, Colombia, South America