
A worker prepares roses at a flower farm in Cayambe, 90 km (56 miles) north of Quito February 10, 2009. Growers in the region expect sales on Valentine's Day to fall as consumers in the United States, Britain and Russia cut back on extras, but some think a simple bouquet of roses, carnations or lilies may end up replacing more luxurious tokens of love. [Agencies]
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