Vicente Paredes, a former hairstylist who became a mask maker since 40 years ago, shows the masks of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa and former President Lucio Gutierrez in Quito Dec 29, 2010. During the end of the year season, Paredes sells over ten thousand masks, most of which are requests for effigies of politicians. Ecuadoreans burn puppets and wear masks during end of year celebrations. [Photo/Agencies]

A customer puts on an Avatar mask at a shop in Quito Dec 29, 2010. Ecuadoreans burn puppets and wear masks to celebrate the end of the year. [Photo/Agencies]