Those who have practiced any type of underwater activity can consider themselves privileged, as they can experience the wonder of marine biodiversity directly through coral reefs. Advanced diving is required to take photographs and/or videos. Although these ecosystems face an uncertain future, these people have become the most […]
Finca Punta Ayampe Nestled among the lush green hills and sandy beaches of the Spondylus Route, Ayampe is a hidden gem of Ecuador's Pacific Ocean. Located near the pristine Machalilla National Park, between Puerto López and Montañita, Ayampe is an excellent place to relax and enjoy the sun, scuba diving, snorkeling (with more islets per unit […]
The lives of isolated Indigenous people, the most vulnerable within a historically sensitive and abandoned region, have returned to existence in the Ecuadorian and global imagination only through their deaths. Is it possible for us, as an organized society, to confront these situations and prevent their extinction? We firmly affirm that it is possible to do so […]
In the current context of Ecuador, where the Ecuadorian government, in collusion with the National Assembly, violated the Ecuadorian Constitution to allow the entry of genetically modified seeds and crops through a law that violates the Constitutional norm (supposedly, the most important one in Ecuador) and due to the widespread lack of knowledge of […]
Image: Another Side of Art REPRODUCTION REQUESTED OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC Mr. President Rafael Correa Delgado: In recent months, a public debate has reopened about the appropriateness or otherwise of releasing genetically modified crops and seeds in Ecuador. You have repeatedly expressed your disagreement with the mandate […]
An innovative technique for the creation of anthropomorphic figurines throughout the Americas was the use of molds by ceramists belonging to the Chorrera culture of Ecuador. Based on this invention, several indigenous Ecuadorian cultures mass-produced figurines representing high-ranking figures participating in shamanic rituals or […]
By Manuel Palacios* Hungarian researcher Juan Móricz, in his book "The American Origin of European Peoples," explains how the exclusion of the American continent from the historical-cultural movement of peoples is the cornerstone of the distortion of our current knowledge of prehistory. The complex problems of the origin of peoples and culture cannot be resolved, […]
For over 4,000 years, people of the Valdivia culture have been able to navigate the high seas, as they made pilgrimages to a sacred island—Isla de la Plata—located 30 kilometers off the coast. The artistic representation shows canoes carved from a single log, a technique also found in […]
By Hugo Calle Forrest “When I was a little girl, I would quickly do my homework so I could go outside to play with my friends. We would play tag, hopscotch, or tag. They were healthy games, and we had a lot of fun. Nowadays, kids don't play like that anymore. My grandchildren spend hours and hours […]
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