Cultures of Ecuador

What is culture?

Migrant Descendants.

Regional Cultures

Big Cultural Groups of Ecuador

It is the way of life of people and/or social groups.
It is not fixed, culture is transformed over the time.
Cultural exchanges have given rise to new cultural expressions.

An expression of the cultural diversity of our country is ethnic.

1. Mestizos.

2. Indigenous.

3. African-Descendants

This culture is the product of the European, indigenous and afro cultural meeting. Developed their own cultural values, for example music:
PASILLO.

Young people are influenced by the mass media.

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What are some changes?

1. Different clothing.

2. The native language is not used anymore.

3. No practice of the customs.

They have been in Ecuador since colonial times.
High presence in Esmeraldas, Imbabura, Guayas, Carchi and Pichincha.
Own cultural traits: music, sports and literature.
POVERTY DISCRIMINATION EXCLUSION

It the most ancient group of Ecuador.

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Ecuador's culture has been enriched by the presence of Peruvians, Colombians, Europeans and Asian.

Ecuador's culture is spread to other places: Europe and United States.

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Various cultures have developed that settle in regions, which have their own customs, ways of speaking, cooking, etc.

Montubios: farmers from the coast

Chagras: rural mestizos of the Andean region.

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