The ancestral writing that emerged as a way of recording the impressions of the relationship between man and nature and man and man, requires LISTENING for its decoding, and being repetitive, who else, if not who, gets up in the morning smelling the air that comes from the ocean and the Andes, who by birth or adoption has made this, […]
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The oldest bottles in all of the Americas were made by potters on the Ecuadorian coast. They appeared at the end of the Valdivia culture (1800-1500 BC); however, this cultural tradition flourished with the Machalilla culture on the coast and the Cotocollao culture in the mountains and in various areas of the Ecuadorian Amazon. In […]
It is said that in ancient times, in what is now Anconcito Parish, there was no cemetery for burying the dead, so the bodies were carried on foot to Santa Elena on the shoulders of friends and family. Halfway along the path, there was a very large guasango tree that […]
Women in Palmar, making the traditional corn custard. PHOTO: Ramón Zambrano. The tradition of the Table of the Dead is an experience of our people and consists of a wide range of exquisite dishes made with fruits from the sea and land. Corn custard, bread of the dead, papaya preserves, the traditional drink of […]
Cerro del Muerto. PHOTO: Carlos Santos M. The name Cerro del Muerto comes from the fact that, according to early seafarers, it looks like a dead man lying down. In ancient times, it was considered "heavy" because at midnight, a band could be heard playing, causing surprise. The ancients claim that there was once […]
In Jocay, capital of the Manteña Confederation, the goddess of Health was worshipped, with a very fine and large emerald carved in the shape of a human head. Her name was UMIÑA, and her sanctuary was very famous as it was a place of pilgrimage for the sick from all over, who came there […]
My father was a man of limited means, and at the time, it was rumored that the devil sought out those who needed money to make a pact with them. At the time, I was only 10 years old, and since we were extremely poor, my father decided to make this pact. He made us look out the window, […]
Archaeologist and historian Carlos Núñez Calderón de la Barca now shares with readers of Ballenita Si magazine this article that reveals the "missing link" between the Las Vegas and Valdivia cultures, the ancient ancestors of a large portion of the current population of Santa Elena Province, and […]
By: José Fabara-Rojas cucuyo@rocketmail.com “Have you seen how people travel on the bus? Sleepy! At any time, in the morning, in the afternoon. And it’s because they don’t eat well,” – that’s how my Grandma Martha began the conversation one afternoon when I was visiting her. “No one takes the time to prepare food properly anymore; now they only like those […]
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