The Sisa Ñampi (Path of Flowers) The Sisa Ñampi will represent a perimeter of flower trees, a sacred space. It will be a living path to express the Amazonian peoples' understanding of the rainforest, where their lives begin and are shaped. It will be a way to transmit knowledge […]
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The prior consultation promoted by the National Government disrespected the organizational systems of the peoples to be consulted. The documentary "The Unconsulted Consultation" is an independent record of the unheard testimony of the prior consultation process implemented by the national government for oil extraction in ancestral territories in Pastaza and Morona Santiago. In "The […]
ACCOUNT OF THE FASCIST AFTERNOON OF APRIL 17, 2014 (ECUADOR) AUTHOR'S NOTE: Widespread national and international dissemination of this account is appreciated and authorized, without fragmentation, with the authorship cited and the image attached. BACKGROUND On Saturday, April 12, 2014, 3,000 people from different parts of Ecuador, supported by […]
By: Ricardo Cevallos (tourism entrepreneur and columnist on conscious tourism for Transport magazine). This time, I reflect on the five pillars identified by the government as fundamental to turning Ecuador into a tourism powerhouse. Among these five pillars, the absence of sustainability is notable. The sustainability of tourism operations should […]
If you're uncomfortable reading this... imagine hearing it every day, every time you go out. This is the reality for many women in their daily lives, when they go to work, when they walk down the street, when they ride the bus or the subway. From ages as young as 10, all […]
Our beliefs or political ideas matter very little; the system established in our world rests freely on a kind of tacit contract approved by each of us. We sign it every morning by simply doing nothing. 1. I accept competition as the basis of our system, even though I am aware that its operation engenders […]
Kawsak Sacha Proposal of the Kichwa People of Sarayacu and the Bobonaza River Basin. The indigenous nationalities and peoples of the Amazon are settled in primary forests rich in biodiversity. These spaces are vitally important for life on the planet, which is why the struggle of the peoples who have ancestrally lived in them […]
The true richness of the Ecuadorian rainforest is not underground, but above ground. Photo gallery with wonderful images by Eduardo Guzmán. A delight for the eyes and awareness for the mind are the objectives of this gallery. ALL PHOTOS: Eduardo Guzmán
One of the frequent hydrocarbon spills in the Amazon, which now also threatens the water sources of the last uncontacted peoples of Ecuador. PHOTO: BBC "Cutting-edge technologies" are undoubtedly part of the most repetitive narratives used by transnational oil and mining companies and their governments (sponsors and/or compliant) with […]
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