A little Colombian girl walks through puddle at the Circo Anny, a family run circus wandering the Amazon region of Ecuador, A little Colombian girl walks through puddle at the Circo Anny, a family run circus wandering the Amazon region of Ecuador,
A Colombian man wears the yellow clown shoes before a performance. A Colombian man wears the yellow clown shoes before a performance.
A Colombian boy has a white color applied to his face to set his clown makeup before a performance at the Circo Anny. A Colombian boy has a white color applied to his face to set his clown makeup before a performance at the Circo Anny.
A Colombian man performs a flying trapeze act at the Circo Anny. A Colombian man performs a flying trapeze act at the Circo Anny.
A Colombian boy falls into a mud during a friendly fight at the Circo Anny, a family run circus wandering the Amazon region of Ecuador. A Colombian boy falls into a mud during a friendly fight at the Circo Anny, a family run circus wandering the Amazon region of Ecuador.
A little Colombian girl does a trapeze training with help of his father. A little Colombian girl does a trapeze training with help of his father.
Walter, a Colombian clown, in his costume and makeup before a performance at the Circus Anny. Walter, a Colombian clown, in his costume and makeup before a performance at the Circus Anny.
Raimundo, a nine-year old Colombian boy, performs a flying trapeze act at the Circus Anny. Raimundo, a nine-year old Colombian boy, performs a flying trapeze act at the Circus Anny.

Circus at the End of the World

Amazonia, Ecuador – June 2010

The Circo Anny circus belongs to the old-fashioned traveling circuses with a usual mixture of acrobat, clown and comic acts. Due to the general loss of popularity caused by modern forms of entertainment such as movies, TV shows or internet, these small family enterprises balance on the edge of survival. Circuses were pushed away and now they have to set up their shows in more remote villages. The circus art and culture is slowly dying.

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