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After conquering Ecuador, Huayna Capac imposed upon the tribes the use of the Quechua (or Kichwa) language, lingua franca of the Inca and still widely spoken in Ecuador. The Cañaris were the strongest, and fiercest group in Ecuador to fall, and after their collapse and subsequent assimilation, the conquest of lands north became easier.
Ecuador has a population of about 1,120,000 descendants from sub-Saharan African people. The Afro-Ecuadorian culture is found primarily in the country's northwest coastal region. Afro-Ecuadorians form a majority (70%) in the province of Esmeraldas and also have an important concentration in the Valle del Chota in the Imbabura Province.
Ecuador accepted the convention on 16 June 1975, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] Ecuador has five sites on the list and a further five on the tentative list. The first two sites listed in Ecuador were the Galápagos Islands and the city of Quito , in 1978, which were also the first two sites inscribed to the ...
LGBTQ culture in Ecuador (1 C) M. Mass media in Ecuador (9 C, 2 P) N. National symbols of Ecuador (3 C, 6 P) Novels set in Ecuador (9 P) Q. Culture in Quito (1 C, 1 P) R.
The Valdivia culture, an outgrowth of the Las Vegas culture, was an important early civilization. While archaeological finds in Brazil and elsewhere have supplanted those at Valdivia as the earliest-known ceramics in the Americas, the culture retains its importance due to its formative role in Amerindian civilization in South America, which is ...
After the Inca Conquest, the newcomers renamed the last two settlements as Tumebamba and Ingapirca, respectively. Located in the present-day provinces of Azuay, Cañar, and El Oro in what is modern Ecuador, the ruins and archeological remains of Cañari and Inca culture survive in many of those locations. Túpac Yupanqui renamed Guapondelig as ...
Ecuadorian cuisine is diverse, varying with altitude and associated agricultural conditions. Ecuadorian cuisine is an amalgamation of Spanish, Andean, and Amazonian cuisines and to a lesser degree Italian, Lebanese, African, and Chinese.
Fanesca is a soup traditionally prepared and eaten by households and communities in Ecuador during Holy Week. [1] This is a list of Ecuadorian dishes and foods. The cuisine of Ecuador is diverse, varying with altitude, agricultural conditions, and the ethnic and racial makeup of local communities. On the coast, a variety of seafood, grilled ...