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By Fernando Gimeno Peguche, Ecuador, Feb 20 (EFE).- Ecuador’s Andean communities on Sunday celebrated an indigenous harvest festival after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Pawkar Raymi, also known as the Festival of Flowering Maize, is Ecuador’s equivalent of Carnival and is a celebration of gratitude for Pacha Mama’s (Mother Earth) offerings. Peguche — …