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The Tunda (Spanish: La Tunda) is a myth of the Pacific coastal region of Colombia and Ecuador, [1] and particularly in the Afro-Colombian community of the Chocó department, [2] about a shapeshifting entity resembling a human woman that lures people into the forests and keeps them there.
The Programa Pueblos Mágicos (Spanish: [pweβloˈmaxiko]; "Magical Towns Programme") is an initiative led by Ecuador's Ministry of Tourism (MINTUR). The program seeks to promote tourism in a network of small and mid-sized towns that represent aspects of Ecuador's cultural heritage, and to encourage sustainable economic development in these communities.
Montubio is the term used to describe the mestizo people of the countryside of coastal Ecuador. [1] The Montubio make up 7.4% of the country's population and were recognized as a distinct ethnicity by the government in the spring of 2001 after protests that included protracted hunger strikes.
The gualgura is an Ecuadorian legend. It is a black chick that has an attractive voice and appears innocent. But when it decides to attack, it transforms into a man with a thick voice that convinces and hypnotizes people, leaving them unconscious or dead.
Cueva de los Tayos (Spanish, "Cave of the Oilbirds") is a cave located on the eastern slopes of the Andes mountains in the Morona-Santiago province of Ecuador.It owes its name to being the home of the native nocturnal birds called tayos (Steatornis caripensis), which live in numerous caves in the Andean jungles of South America.
1.6 Ecuador. 1.7 Guyana. 1.8 Paraguay. 1.9 Peru. ... Festival Nacional del Cabrito; ... (region) Carnival in Colombia Ecuador. Fiestas de Quito ...
Que Viene el Coco (1799) by Goya. The Coco or Coca (also known as the Cucuy, Cuco, Cuca, Cucu, Cucuí or El-Cucuí) is a mythical ghost-like monster, equivalent to the bogeyman, found in Spain and Portugal.
Ecuadorian literature has been characterized for essentially being costumbrista [1] and, in general, closely linked to events that are exclusively national in nature, with narratives that provide a glimpse into the life of the common citizen.The origins of Ecuadorian literature go back to the ancestral narratives that were passed down from generation to generation.