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THE DIVERSITY OF ECUADOR

Published on Nov 25, 2018

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE DIVERSITY OF ECUADOR

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The Coast region

is very productive
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Andean Region

fertile valleys of mild climate, at the foothills of impressive cold climate mountains
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Amazon region

has a wide variety of plants and animals
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Galapagos

is one of the places with the greatest scientific and environmental importance in the world.
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ECUADOR is...

a fully multi-ethnic and multicultural country 

The population of Ecuador occupies a very diverse territory

Ecuadorian people are different

There are tall, medium and small height people, with different skin colour and eyes colour, the dress code and the accent are different, too.

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Mestizos

there are also several differences 

Important to know

  • They live in the city and other groups in the countryside.
  • Another difference is from the region where they were born.
  • Represent 71% of the Ecuadorian population

Afro-Ecuadorians

and mulattoes, also call them afro descendants 

Importanto to know

  • They are present in most of the provinces.
  • greater concentration in Esmeraldas, Guayas and Carchi.
  • They represent around 8% of the Ecuadorian population.

Montuvios

Important to know

  • They comprise approximately 7% of the Ecuadorian territory.
  • the greatest concentration is in several provinces of the coast.

Indigenous

...Indigenous people speak ten different original languages.

Important to know

  • They inhabit 8% of the territory
  • in the Andean Region there are the Quichuas.
  • in the Amazon region there are Shuar, Achuar, Huaorani, Amazonian Quichuas, Siona and Secoyas and A'i (Cofan).
  • On the Coast region are the Chachi, Awá and Tsachilas.

Whites

The percentage corresponds to those who in the census defined themselves as white, they belong to 6%.1

Other facts

  • The accent is another indicator diversity.
  • exist various religions such as Catholics, Protestant Christians, Jehovah’s witnesses and others
  • Difference about gender
  • very marked line between the social classes

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