Quito: Life on the Street

Life is tough for many people in Latin America, and Quito is no exception. The city is full of people who make their living on the streets, but it is especially heartbreaking when they are children.

Life on the Streets - Quito, Ecuador
Ecuador old town Quito Life on the Street
Life on the Streets - Quito, Ecuador
Ecuador old town Quito Life on the Street
Life on the Streets - Quito, Ecuador
colonial Ecuador old town Quito Life on the Street
Life on the Streets - Quito, Ecuador
architecture colonial Ecuador old town Quito Life on the Street
Shoeshine Boys - Quito, Ecuador

In Ecuador it is common for kids to leave school to earn money. These kids are working as shoeshine boys in Plaza de San Francisco, surrounded by colonial buildings and churches, in old town Quito.
colonial Ecuador old town Quito Life on the Street
Shoeshine Boy - Quito, Ecuador
colonial Ecuador old town Quito Life on the Street

Dale Baskin

Adventure Photographer and Filmmaker

Quito: Life on the Street