12,000 YEARS OF ROMANTIC HISTORY.- Thousands of years ago, a people arrived in these lands after a long journey on rafts, finding abundant fruits, wild animals, and a few giant animals with whom they fought for survival. Here they settled and populated, and they built their houses in a circular shape. They worshipped the sun, as it […]
Like those lovers discovered in the midst of passion, rediscovered centuries later on a distant beach. Thus we live, thus we die. Escaping from strange glances, from meaning and signifier. Moving away into the light of day, so as not to remember the passions of a finite love. I wish we were imprisoned with stones, mud, and sand, covered so […]
Sumpa lovers, MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ECUADOR, museum lovers sumpa
Sumpa, the oldest town on the Ecuadorian coast By Hugo Calle Forrest
According to the theory, the American people came from Asia, entering through the Bering Strait around 25,000 years ago, settling in our territory around 10,000 years ago. Remains of this settlement have been found in Sumpa, the name the natives used to refer to the tip of Santa Elena. Edward Lanning was the one who named […]
sea horse, RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION, endangered species, ecuador sea, sailors, ocean equator, oceans, responsible tourism
The enigmatic and endangered world of seahorses
Of all the strange creatures that inhabit our oceans, seahorses (Hippocampus ingens) are one of the most mysterious and unique. This tiny species is one of the few fish that swims upright, wrapping its curly tail around plants to help it fight the current. Furthermore, instead of […]
CONSERVATION, RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION, DESTINATIONS. ECOTOURISM, ocean equator, oceans, snorkeling, responsible tourism
Responsible Snorkeling Guide in coral areas.
Coral reefs are among the world's most spectacular ecosystems, and snorkeling is a great way to explore them. As coral reefs face an increasingly uncertain future, snorkelers and other coral reef visitors can play a vital role in protecting these fragile ecosystems.
family farming, agroecology, chakra, montubio, Shuar
Ancestral Agriculture: an answer for the future.
Can heritage agriculture provide answers from the past for the agriculture of the future? An analysis of several deep-rooted systems shows us how much modern agroecology still has to learn. Roberto Gortaire, an agricultural professional and agroecologist, participated in a research project that sought to uncover ancestral forms of agriculture in Ecuador that […]
Amazonia, communities resistance ecuador, WOOD, OIL AND RESISTANCE, oil round
Women protectors of the Amazon forest
Photo: Sapara Communication Amazonian women reopen the debate on the national need to refocus on the sustainable management of the Amazon rainforest. AMAZONIAN WOMEN DEMANDED THAT PRESIDENT LENIN MORENO RESPECT THE DECISION OF NATIONALITIES TO NO LONGER ALLOW OIL, MINING, AND TIMBER CONCESSIONS IN THE AMAZON. The Amazonian women, who began a journey on […]
On the Way to the "Best Place in the Jungle" Lili, an environmental activist from Guayaquil, participated in the Intercultural Meeting of the Cofán People that took place a few days ago in the community of Dureno (Sucumbíos, Ecuador). Now she tells us about her experience: I undertook this journey after overcoming many obstacles. I live in Guayaquil and I realized how tied I am to […]
Ancestral fishing commune of San Pedro – Santa Elena Province – Ecuadorian coast. I DO NOT believe in “buen vivir” (an adaptation of the Indigenous and Ecuadorian worldview, forcibly included and enforced into the constitution as a mere political marketing strategy so that mestizos understand a discourse; in addition to […]
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