BY: Yorly Margoth Lasso Queta, descendant of the Cofan People. INGAMA CHIGA MA´KAE KUEÑACHU KUNDASEPA Before, CHIGA (God) walked this world with his mother; no one else existed, so he told his mother to make a lot of chicha. By God's command, she began to make chicha; he also began to build a large ranch, but […]
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Muey was an enclosure belonging to Santa Elena. When a body was found in Muey, it had to be carried to Santa Elena, but that wasn't a problem as long as those carrying it had their liter of cigars to drink. There was a settlement called "Achayan" and another called "Corralito," where the gringos are said to have discovered a […]
One Friday in February 1966, in a section of José Luis Tamayo, better known to its residents as "Muey," there was a dance hall called PALITO, a reference to the physical appearance of its owner, Mr. Pedro Reyes Lainez. Families from Guayaquil, as well as families from […]
Serving the Table of the Dead is a shared activity. Since ancient times, people have been accustomed to paying homage to their dead. In Aboriginal graves, it is common to see vessels in which food and drink were offered to their ancestors. Today, we remember the deceased by calling them […]
The first groups to settle along the Ecuadorian coast date back to 11,000 BC; archaeological evidence of their corn cultivation confirms this. Remains of pottery, cooking and ceremonial utensils, agricultural tools, hunting and fishing implements, and some human remains give us an idea of their way of life […]
I'm someone who has lived in this parish for a long time, and I'm going to tell you a story about a woman who lost her son at sea and is still searching for him in the dark. She was a very humble person. It happened one day when a hurricane devastated the parish […]
This story was shared with us by Erika Espin Reyes and can be read, along with others, on her personal blog http://www.byceversa.blogspot.com/ The decision to keep it the same as the original is to maintain the essence of the message our blog follower wishes to convey. Among the various icons of worship of our Manteña confederation—that which is […]
THE OLDEST CULTURE IN ECUADOR AND ITS MOST FAMOUS LOVERS Las Vegas is considered the first culture in Ecuador, although some believe that a culture of knowledge or technology had not yet developed, social groups and ways of survival already existed. There are remains of stone points, shells, corn kernels, and others that give us […]
We are delighted to begin this new series of chapter summaries of the various chapters in the book "MOCHICA-SUMPA The Story Continues." Its author, Felix Lavayen, sent us the digital edition and authorized us to present brief chapter reviews of this collection of historical stories each Sunday and Wednesday.
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