Sea Creatures from the Corso Parade

Here's something you don't see every day. A purple lady with an octopus on her head, walking on whatever those things are.

I believe the blue man was a juggler.

Another sea creature, a seahorse I'm guessing.

I believe these marchers were supposed to represent mushrooms (or sea anemones? in keeping with the ocean theme). The woman in the foreground is making melcocha, which is candy. There are many people like her who make melcocha in Baños, which is not too far from Ambato. You get to watch them fold it and knead it, which is part of the appeal.

Here is another dancing couple.