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A ECUADOR WITH INTERESTING CULTURES

Ecuador cultures:
Mestizos

They constitute the majority of Ecuador and mainly live in cities. This culture is the product of the European, indigenous and afro cultural meeting.

Ecuador culture:
Indigenuos

They are the most ancient humans of Ecuador, they have conservator characteristic traits of their past, also in Ecuador there are more than 5 indigenous languages.

Cultures of Ecuador:
African descendants

They lived in Ecuador since colonial times, are the fusion of Ecuatorian natives and Africans, they mainly lived in Guayas, Esmeraldas, Pichincha, Imbabura and more, actually have theirs characteristic traditions in danger.

Other cultures

Migrants descendants:
Offspring of others countries (Colombia, Perú, Venezuela) that actually live in Ecuador. They started some economical activities in this Country

Regional Cultures:
There are different cultures that are developed in Ecuador with their gastronomy, traditions, speak form and clothing. Principally Montuvios and Chagras

Cultures of Ecuador

Kichwa

The kichwas are most popular culture in Ecuador, they have a language called kichwa language and the majorly are ubicated in Amazonas

Secoya

Have a itinerant and unique agriculture that difference of other cultures, too, the majorly live in Amazonas, also they live in Perú

Kofan

Are indigenuos, in 2009 have a poblation of 10 298 habitants and are ubicated in much rivers

Popular food of Ecuador

Encebollado (Onions)

Guagua de pan (Guaguas bread)

Cuy (Guinea Pig)

Papa chaucha (Chaucha potato)

Patacones

Cangrejo (Crab

Popular Holidays

Guagua de pan: Is celebrated at 2 of November, in this time the people eat mazapan and mor wash

Año viejo: Is celebrated at 31 of December, in this time the people buy rockets and do dolls for burn it

Inti Raymi: Is celebrated at 21 of June, in this time people do many tradicional dances with traditional clothing and eat thing like ''jugo de higo''.

Carnaval: Is celebrated at February or March, in this time the people play with wather and eggs.

Art

The mazapan figures are a typical food in Ecuador that is eated with mor wash, also is called ''Guagua de pan''.

The Panama hat a hat of the traditional clothing of Ecuador.

The embroidery of Zuleta is a stamped that is presented in the traditional clothing of the Ecuador, overcoat in the girl clothing, have flowers and traditions stamped.

The ceramic figures are doll dolls made of ceramic that representate different things, religion characters, historical characters, traditional characters, traditional food and more.

Religion

In Ecuador the most important religion is the catholic religion, more than 70% of people in this country believe in God Father, the religion deals with a unique God called God Father and her son Jesús that find the well in the world.
Representatives Pictures:

The others religions in Ecuador are the Evangelic religion and Jehovah's witness, that are simitars that catholic religion but with variations.

Virgen del Quinche

Virgen del Cisne

María Auxiliadora