MY HOMETOWN AS A TOURIST SPOT

Thursday, 13 July 2011

UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DEL NORTE

Name: Héctor Quiña

Carrer: Second Physics and Mathematics

Mira is a small town, It´s located to the south of Carchi. It tooks only 50 minutes to get there from Ibarra. Mira is also a so quiet town with a few habitants, these are about 5000.

Mira is famous and interesting for many aspects such as:

• ITS LOCATION

Mira is located in a high place in which you can get a good view of “Los Andes” Mountain Range, this is the reason why Mira is knew like “Balcón de los Andes”

• ITS VIRGIN

In Mira there are a famous virgin, her name is “Virgen de la Caridad”. She is a miraculous virngin therefore most people from Mira have much faith in her. We celebrate her festivities in each February and the next year she will be 314 years.

• ITS TRADITIONS AND FESTIVITIES

Mira festivities are August; during these festivities occur the traditional “Novillo de Bombas” it´s a kind of billfigh in wich the bull horns are burned. During these festivities the people also drink the traditional alcoholic drink from Mira, It’s the traditional Tardon and It’s made with pure alcohol and orange juice.

• ITS LEGENDS

Mira is also famous for the “Las Voladoras” legend.

This legend says that in Mira existed witches. This is the reason for people from Mira are knew as Brujas.