Neil Meyerhoff

These two girls have come from the neighboring countryside, near Otavalo, with their families two celebrate the San Juan festival at the Hacienda Zuleta, the home of a former president of Ecuador. It is common for farmers and villagers to visit the large hacienda in their area as a symbol of respect at the festival time of the summer solstice. This photograph was taken with a Hasselblad HD-31 camera.