#ecuadorian culture

[folkfashion]

Ecuadorian woman, Ecuador, by John and Lisa Merrill

[hunnybunny316]

Being a Latina and being born in America and living in America without knowing Spanish sucks. There’s quite a disconnect when it comes to my culture and despite learning salsa and bachata, loving Latin artists, having such a deep love for Latin foods/dishes.

I feel as if my DNA (I’m Puerto Rican, Dominican and Ecuadorian) and my ethnic features aren’t Latin enough. I’m not sure if I don’t live as a stereotype that’s often portrayed in the media or if I’m completely whitewashed idk

Just some thoughts as I eat some yuca and pork chops

[dawnforger-fr]

I always find it weird when I'm mistaken for Asian, because I'm half-white half-latinx and just look white. But people have been mistaking me for Asian since elementary school.

My own aunt has told me to my face that I look ~oriental~.

One time in like 2nd grade my teacher called me by the name of another student who was Asian, our class had like 20 people max.

My best friend didn't know I wasn't Asian 'til I told her in senior year of high school, we've been friends since 7th grade.

Also related, people keep thinking my dad is Filipino, when he's Ecuadorian, both of his parents were Ecuadorian immigrants, and I honestly don't know what Asian nationality people think I am when they mistake me for Asian, but like is it also Filipino, or do they think I'm some other Asian nationality?

[ahaura]

(Nov. 29) Indigenous Group Wins Fight to Reclaim Ancestral Land After Being Forced Out 8 Decades Ago

In a major victory for Indigenous rights, an Ecuadorian appeals court has sided with the Siekopai Nation to regain ownership of their ancestral homeland in the Amazon rainforest. The Siekopai people were forced out of their territory, called Pë’këya, over 80 years ago during the Peru-Ecuador War in the 1940s. This ruling will mark the first time the Ecuadorian government grants a land title to an Indigenous community whose ancestral land is now a protected area. The Siekopai are on the brink of extinction with a population of only 800 people in Ecuador and 1,200 in Peru. In a statement, Siekopai Nation President Elias Piyahuaje said, “We are fighting for the preservation of our culture on this planet. Without this territory, we cannot exist as Siekopai people. Today is a great day for our nation. Until the end of time, this land will be ours.”

[archipelagolago]

vodka coffee at 5am like a fucking ADULT 💪😮‍💨

[ed-recoverry]

Shoutout to all Latin American and Hispanic LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Mestizo LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Mexican LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Puerto Rican LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Cuban LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Salvadoran LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Dominican LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Colombian LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Guatemalan LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Honduran LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Ecuadorian LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Peruvian LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Venezuelan LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Nicaraguan LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Bolivian LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Equatorial Guinean LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Panamanian LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Peruvian LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Paraguayan LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to Spanish LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Costa Rican LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Chilean LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Uruguayan LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Argentine LGBTQ+ folks.

Shoutout to all Brazilian LGBTQ+ folks.

Take pride in it all. Your culture, your identity, it’s all so beautiful. Celebrate where you are from and who you are. It makes you you, and that is something to be proud of.

post for Asians, post for Middle Easterners, post for Oceanic folks, post for Pacific Islanders, post for Africans, post for Native Americans, post for Caribbeans

[arthistoryanimalia]

Another Spondylus shell ornament, Culture Jama-Coaque, Ecuadorian North Coast 500 BCE - 1530 CE, w3.4 x h6.9 cm. Museo Casa del Alabado / INPC. Listed as a "zoomorphic ornament," but the first thing it made me think of was a male Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens), a native species…

[citrusbugz]

Idk how to say this without sounding weird and seeming like I'm defending whitewashing bc there's people speaking up about it in the dndads fandom again (100% a problem, their concerns are very real) but heyyy, Latino does not come with predisposed physical attributes, because it's not simply a race thing?

Like, I get it, I don't dig white ass straight hair Garcias or Swallows as much as the next guy, it's lacking and I don't think it lines up with their characters, but pleeeease don't come here and act like white latinos don't not exist or are a bad thing?? Latin America was touched by the hands of white European colonialism and settlelers all over. The white people didn't boil into thin air, their generations went to also become Latinos and got integrated in the community.

It's just... Weird. It's weird to pretend they just don't exist or are an invalid form of representation of Latinos. NOW, if we want to talk about some of the white beauty Standarts held in the Latino community, sexualixation and demonification of the poc and how some people do use escape goat of white latinos to get away with whitewashing even the culture of the characters? That's a different, nuanced conversation that's worth having.

Just, remember that "Latino" is too vague of a discriptor to assume someone's race, it just means from Latin America, which is half of the entire continent of America with a ton of countries with different backgrounds. Saying a character is Latino or Hispanic doesn't really mean shit for physical description. I'm sorry.

But, with that, it's also ammo that you have a very big range of ways a character can look and still totally be Latino since it's very broad.

Take this all as a /nm vaguely informational post. Seeing plp use the word Latino like that gives me the ick because it's really meaningless. Idk, be more indeph or speculative if anything (like, Mercedes is probably Ecuadorian considering she has family there). I'll go back to being funny and doing art now, my bad for entering this discussion.

[probablyasocialecologist]

Scientists have uncovered the Amazon’s earliest and largest example of farm-based city-like settlements high in the foothills of the Ecuadorian Andes. The thousands of mounds, plazas, terraces, roads and agricultural fields — revealed for the first time in their fullest extent by airborne laser scans — necessitate a rethinking of just how complex ancient civilizations of the Amazon may have been, researchers report in the Jan. 12 Science. Over the last decade or so, the use of light detection and ranging, or lidar, in archaeology has led to significant discoveries in tropical climates, where ancient settlements often lay obscured beneath dense jungle (SN: 12/4/23). In 2018, researchers released scans of remnants of Mayan settlements in Guatemala, followed by Olmec ruins in Mexico in 2021 and Casarabe sites in the Bolivian Amazon in 2022, all which have been revealed to be metropolitan-like settlements filled with complex infrastructure (SN: 9/27/18; SN: 1/6/23; SN: 5/25/22). “It’s a gold rush scenario, especially for the Americas and the Amazon,” says Christopher Fisher, an archaeologist at Colorado State University in Fort Collins who has scanned sites throughout the Americas but was not involved in the new research. “Scientists are demonstrating conclusively that there were a lot more people in these areas, and that they significantly modified the landscape,” he says. “This is a paradigm shift in our thinking about how extensively people occupied these areas.”

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Beneath the tree canopy was a massive network of roughly 6,000 mounds — once homes and community spaces — clustered into 15 settlements and connected by an intricate road system. The lidar data also revealed that the open spaces between settlements were in fact agricultural fields that had been drained to grow crops such as maize, beans, sweet potatoes and yucca. Within the settlements, the researchers found tiered gardens that would have kept some food closer at hand. Put together, the results show that the valley wasn’t simply a series of small villages linked by roads, but “an entirely human-engineered landscape” built by skilled urban planners, Rostain says. Dating from several sites suggests the area was inhabited for roughly 2,000 years beginning around 500 B.C. by at least five different cultural groups. A next step will be to calculate how many people might have lived there.

[robfinancialtip]

🎨🌟 Sabrina Chap, an artist, discusses her life experiences, artistic approach, and perspectives on identity and self-discovery. Sabrina, born in Chicago to Ecuadorian and Bulgarian parents, reflects on her life as the youngest of three siblings, one of whom was born with a neurological handicap. her familial dynamics, specifically her brother's disability and her own lesbian identity, shaped her sense of self and contributed to feelings of marginalization and otherness.

🎹🎶 Despite early exposure to music through piano lessons, Sabrina fully embraced her creative passions later in life. She pursued music education before uncovering her authentic voice by experimenting with numerous instruments and songwriting. This journey of self-discovery led her to experiment with various artistic genres, including spoken word, folk music, and performance art, both in Europe and the United States.

🌟💪 Sabrina's path was fueled by inspiration, which helped her overcome obstacles such as personal mental health concerns and cultural pressure to conform. Despite the hurdles, she found empowerment in accepting her true self and bravely pursuing her creative ambitions. She emphasizes the importance of recognizing oneself and keeping true to one's unique identity, which provides strength and resilience in the face of external obstacles.

🎨📚 Sabrina's artistic evolution is studied, ranging from zines and club performances to book publishing and circus music composition. Despite setbacks such as her mother's illness and the COVID-19 pandemic, Sabrina remains committed to her artistic pursuits and finds motivation in ordinary events.

🌟🎭 She emphasizes the significance of creativity as a form of self-expression and social change. She advocates for motivation, authenticity, empathy, and unity, encouraging audiences to value diversity and learn from one another's perspectives. Ultimately, Sabrina discusses perseverance, self-discovery, and the transformative power of art and community.

[folkfashion]

Ecuadorian man, Ecuador, by Luna Joie

[typhlonectes]

GOOD NEWS:

Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in a protected area

Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region that’s home to isolated tribes and is a hotspot of biodiversity. With over 90% of the ballots counted by early Monday, around six in 10 Ecuadorians rejected the oil exploration in Block 43, situated within Yasuni National Park. The referendum took place along with the presidential election, which will be decided in a runoff between leftist candidate Luisa González and right-wing contender Daniel Noboa. The country is experiencing political turmoil following the assassination of one of the candidates, Fernando Villavicencio. Yasuni National Park is inhabited by the Tagaeri and Taromenani, who live in voluntary isolation, and other Indigenous groups. In 1989, it was designated, along with neighboring areas, a world biosphere reserve by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, also known as UNESCO. Encompassing a surface area of around 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres), the area boasts 610 species of birds, 139 species of amphibians and 121 species of reptiles. At least three species are endemic.

[crispys-records]

a very normal post abt meifwas

im just airing out my meifwa thoughts and concerns as a certified catboy

for starters all meifwas being japanese isn't something i ever rlly want to subscribe to. all meifwas being some part asian is slightly more plausible, bc there are just so many asians in the world yk. but like japanese? no. there are cats everywhere. it only makes sense there would also be catppl everywhere.

thats why juno is pinoy and puertorican. i was gonna make him chinese and ecuadorian (like i am) but i have way too many chinese-ecuadorian ocs haha.

and im so sad that theres not enough information on meifwas in canon!! like what do we know:

they use magicks

they can turn other ppl into meifwas temporarily with curses and potions

they are like cats

THATS IT??? no cultural specifics, no societal norms and taboos, no mythology or historical understanding, NOTHING. youd THINK for someone who gets turned into a meifwa and/or a cat multiple times throughout mystreet, thered be more importance on this race!! for crying out loud, there are only 4 ish races in this stupid world. catppl. dogppl. regular degular humans. demons. the focus on werewolves is so out of left field to me and i dont get it. seriously, what is this

plus the antagonism and overall weirdness of them is so strange. and its not even well written either. like you can tell not all meifwas are inherently evil. its just that every time they decide to add a meifwa character, theyre either very strange, actively antagonizing aphmau, or just forgettable. i am a meifwa defender and i will not stand for this

ok yeah thats all i got. eventually ill get my thoughts together enough to write my own thoughts and ideas on meifwa culture and biology, but its 9 pm and its too late to put my thinking cap on

[deathmoth-blog]

Beautiful black witch moth

The erebid moth Ascalapha odorata, commonly known as the black witch, is a large bat-shaped, dark-colored nocturnal moth, normally ranging from the southern United States to Brazil. Ascalapha odorata is also migratory into Canada and most states of United States. It is the largest noctuoid in the continental United States. In the folklore of many Central American cultures, it is associated with death or misfortune.

Female moths can attain a wingspan of 24 cm. The dorsal surfaces of their wings are mottled brown with hints of iridescent purple and pink, and, in females, crossed by a white bar. The diagnostic marking is a small spot on each forewing shaped like a number nine or a comma. This spot is often green with orange highlights. Males are somewhat smaller, reaching 12 cm in width, darker in color and lacking the white bar crossing the wings. The larva is a large caterpillar up to 7 cm in length with intricate patterns of black and greenish-brown spots and stripes.

The black witch lives from the southern United States, Mexico and Central America to Brazil, and has apparently been introduced to Hawaii.[citation needed]

The black witch flies north during late spring and summer. One was caught during an owl banding project at the Whitefish Point lighthouse on the shoreline of Lake Superior in July 2020.[citation needed]

The black witch is considered a harbinger of death in Mexican and Caribbean folklore. In many cultures, one of these moths flying into the house is considered bad luck: e.g., in Mexico, when there is sickness in a house and this moth enters, it is believed the sick person will die, though a variation on this theme (in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas) is that death only occurs if the moth flies in and visits all four corners of one's house (in Mesoamerica, from the pre-Hispanic era until the present time, moths have been associated with death and the number four). In some parts of Mexico, people joke that if one flies over someone's head, the person will lose his hair.

In Jamaica, under the name duppy bat, the black witch is seen as the embodiment of a lost soul or a soul not at rest. In Jamaican English, the word duppy is associated with malevolent spirits returning to inflict harm upon the living and bat refers to anything other than a bird that flies. The word "duppy" (also: "duppie") is also used in other West Indian countries, generally meaning "ghost".

In Brazil it is called "mariposa-bruxa", "mariposa-negra", "bruxa-negra", and "bruxa", and it is also believed that when a moth of this type enters the house it can bring some "bad omen", signaling the death of a resident. In the Ecuadorian highlands they are called Tandacuchi and in Peru Taparacuy or Taparaco. These countries share the belief that if this moth, a messenger of death, appears in your home, someone will die very soon.

In Hawaii, black witch mythology, though associated with death, has a happier note in that if a loved one has just died, the moth is an embodiment of the person's soul returning to say goodbye. In the Bahamas, where they are locally known as money moths or money bats, the legend is that if they land on you, you will come into money, and similarly, in South Texas, if a black witch lands above your door and stays there for a while, you will supposedly win the lottery.

In Paraguay and Argentina, this insect is mostly known as "ura", and there is a popular belief that this moth urinates and leaves worms on the skin of people and animals. However, the insect that lays eggs in the skin and whose larvae become embedded in the flesh is the colmoyote or screwworm (Dermatobia hominis).

In Spanish, the black witch is known as "mariposa de la muerte". Other names for the moth include the papillion-devil, la sorcière noire, the mourning moth or the sorrow moth.[citation needed]

Black witch moth pupae were placed in the mouths of victims of serial killer 'Buffalo Bill' in the novel The Silence of the Lambs. In the movie adaptation, they were replaced by death's-head hawkmoth pupae.

[manessha545]

Museo Templo del Sol Pintor Ortega Maila Quito, Ecuador: A modern interpretation of some aspects of Inca culture. Cristóbal Ortega Maila (born October 24, 1965 in Quito, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian artist, painter and sculptor. ​In 2000 he founded the Temple of the Sun Museum, a place where his works of paintings and sculptures are permanently exhibited. Wikipedia,

[roobiedo]

Happy Pride Month and (very belated) Solarpunk Aesthetic Week! I wanted to redesign my longtime OCs, so I decided to give them a thematic twist!

Self-indulgent details about their designs under the cut:

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From left to right:

Mia Based on the romantic/cottagecore style, and incorporating aspects of Eastern/Central European folk dresses, such as the Czech kroj. Her vest is made from recycled overalls and excess fabric from her apron. Her natural motif is fungi -- her bow and earrings are amanita mushrooms (if you squint, her skirt looks like one too), and the frills on her collar + sleeves are chanterelles!

Clyde He's a bohemian kinda guy, so I kept his silhouette relaxed and unstructured + harem pants + accessories. The exception is his jacket, a union of 3 different garments made to loosely resemble traditional Indian clothing like the achkan. His natural motif is the sun - hence the warm tones, which is contrasted with splashes of teal, the colour of his aura (its a fictional superpower thing).

Glace His style is more preppy/academia - turtlenecks and sweaters are his type, so I gave him 3! Sewn together in a visible mending-esque style (inspired by tumblr solarpunks and their fashion projects)! His palette is taken from the mlm flag, and there's subtle elements of a Korean hanbok - his collar, sleeve shape, sash and tassel. Rips in his pants are covered by cloud patches (his motif), all dyed to match the aesthetic!

Simmer Her thing is streetwear with a cultural twist - her top combines a bomber jacket and a Chinese qipao/cheongsam. Her detachable sleeves are extended via sewn-on zippers (useful as her powers generate a lot of heat)! Her motif is the phoenix, with patterns on her shirt and collar, hand-decorated using the batik method. Her hair streaks are inspired by stripes on a tiger - Malaysia's national animal.

Axis She's all about the y2k aesthetic, with translucent tights and a hoodie stylishly revamped to form a super crop top + a figure-hugging bodysuit. Her design is inspired by indigenous Andean fashion, such as the Ecuadorian pollera, which her skirt might be repurposed from. Her motif is butterflies, as seen in her earrings, the shape of her bodysuit, and the wing-like curves of her skirt.

Piper Initially wanted a punk-ish vibe for him but he might be a bit too cute now oops! His jacket is a mashup of 3 different pieces, and his jeans are a patchwork of denim. He's got iconic looks from French fashion (beret and scarf), as well as some African designs (the vertical pattern I referenced looked like plant cells, but also like binary code? I thought it was so on theme)! His motif is obviously plants of all types!

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Thank you for checking this out (especially if you got this far)!!! ♡♡♡