Weekend are for families in Ecuador, often with big family gathering or celebrations. Children’s birthday parties-with older relatives also invited-wedding, etc .Families often travel outside the main cities to countryside farm or small towns where traditional dishes are the main attraction. While team sport , particuarly football or volleyball ,are more popular with men, it is becoming more common to see women walking in park, jogging or cycling . Another big attraction for couples and families is going to shopping mall. However , most people are just window shopping ,because everthing is extremely expensive and the can’t afford to buy things. These are more common in big cities. Teenagers go out dancing at night ,either to salsa or techno-latin music. Smaller cities are lively too, and the street are usually packed with cars,and people playing loud music and drinking.One interesting thing is that some of the most popular TV show-such as soap operas or reality show- are not shown at weekends,So cinemas are definitely busier. Most film are from the US , But recently there have been several good Latin American movies