Amazon People and Culture of Ecuador
Ecuador’s indigenous Amazon peoples have a variety of cultures, languages and traditions. Comprised of the Siona, Secoya, Cofan, Shuar, Zaparo, Huaorani and Kichwa, among others, Ecuador’s Amazon peoples have largely preserved their cultures throughout centuries of conquest by the Inca, the Spanish and later, foreign oil companies.
This section contains detailed information about various facets of indigenous cultures in Ecuador’s Amazon Region. The Rainforest Action Network and Sinchi Sacha Foundation have provided Ecuador Explorer with insider information about rates of rainforest destruction, traditions such as Chicha and the Zaparo Celebration, ethnic groups such as the Tagaeri and Shuar, and beliefs. This section contains the following pages:
Chicha and the Zaparo Festival
How to Build a Canoe
The Tagaeri
Flight of the Harpy Eagle
The Tsantza Celebration: Why the Shuar Shrink Heads
Rainforest Destruction and Species Loss
For more on Ecuadorian culture, see our section about people and cultures throughout Ecuador, festivals, food, indigenous markets and holidays.
| Related EE.com Pages |
| Ecuador History |
| Ecuador Holidays and Events |
| Ecuador Food |
| Ecuador Indigenous Markets |