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Children's crossing in Ecuador

Quito, XII.1998;
pict. Baeten & De Dier
Chimborazo prov., XII.2001;
pict. De Knijf & Demolder
Ecuador adheres to the most widespread design in South-America. We've seen the same drawing in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and slightly different even further north. The same signs are planted on Galápagos (Puerto Ayora).

The find from Quito is rather peculiar. The drawing is mirrorred and the arms are severed. Loose body parts are a feature most often seen on match-stick people (f.e. South-Africa, Estonia, Lithuania, Russia) but it happens sometimes to old-fashioned workmen too (Madeira).

The bottom row shows foreign influences (or import) at work. A clear example of the United Kingdom group. It's not an exact copy of the UK-sign, but the drawing has all the necessary attributes (left). Then (middle) probably Brazilian influences. And (right) a panel identical with the kind distributed in Peru. Thinking of the everlasting border disputes, did our spotters perhaps discover a back-door planted by that country ?

Puerto Ayora, XII.1998;
pict. Baeten & De Dier
Jipijapa, XII.2001;
pict. De Knijf & Demolder
Chimborazo prov., XII.2001;
pict. De Knijf & Demolder
Coca - Río Tiguino (Napo prov.), I.2002;
pict. De Knijf & Demolder

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