pope. now, what we are going to see is that the pope will not be riding the official popemobile which is a mercedes-benz. that s parked in the vatican. what you ll see here in latin america is in the case of ecuador, it s a 4x4 jeep that is not armored, we have learned from the organizers here. they actually just tweeted this out a little while ago. but it is outfitted for the pope. it s a popemobile. it has a red carpet inside and also l.e.d. lights which is very much in the message and on point with the pope of going green, the message of his encyclical. as you take another live look you can see that the pope motorcade is approaching us to this intersection. now, why is he coming to this intersection poppy? well because the diplomatic mission of the holy see is here. that s where the pope is resting
outfitted 4x4 jeep. i was just reading the details of the jeep. just to give you a little color. it has red carpet inside l.e.d. lights specifically for the pope. maybe because he wants to go green as you saw in his encyclical. here s what s going to happen. he just went from a fiat into the popemobile. he ll travel five miles to where we are here live. now, this part of downtown is where the diplomatic mission of the holy see is. now, that is where the pontiff will spend the night, where he will rest so that he can go to another city here in ecuador, which is to the southwest of where we are right now. so let me get out of this picture so i can show you the crowds and what we ve been seeing all day long. now, people have been arriving from every corner of this city. poppy, we ve been seeing them in