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Paola LOPEZ

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Unique ecuador nativity scene aims for historical accuracy | Mind Blowing Facts

The nativity collection of the Discalced Carmelites in Quito shows people in scenes of daily life under Spanish colonial rule (Credit: AFP)

A hunchback with goiter, a child decapitated by a soldier, and a woman with a bloodied face are among the unusual figures in an Ecuador nativity scene that aims to provide a realistic depiction of historical life.

The vast creche belongs to the Discalced Carmelites, a religious order that has been present in Ecuador since 1653.

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