Pope Francis landed at Quito’s Mariscal Sucre InternationalAirport, beginning his eight-day tour of South America in Ecuador Sunday.
.@Pontifex_es baja del avión en #Quito y es recibido por el Presidente @MashiRafael #Ecuador #FranciscoEnEC pic.twitter.com/0VwrecQynG
— Presidencia Ecuador (@Presidencia_Ec)
July 5, 2015
Numerous officials, including Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa are on-hand to receive the pope, who will give a speech from the airport.
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The pontiff will travel to the coastal city of Guayaquil Monday morning, before returning to the Ecuadorean capital for a mass service on Tuesday where some 2 million people are expected to attend.
This is the second trip to Latin America for Pope Francis, who was in Brazil for World Youth Day in 2013. During his eight-day trip, the pope will also visit Bolivia and Paraguay, where he will stress the issue of inequality and poverty in the region.