Tsachila Man

Blood, Sweat and Tears

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May 14th 2007
This is hot, frustrating and tiring work, but I wouldn’t prefer it any other way. Monday morning finds our team heading out to El Poste, an indigenous Tsatchila community about an hour outside of Santo Domingo. As we arrive to our worksite we find ourselves once again facing some difficulties, but we’ve gotten used to things not being ideal so coming up with solutions to unusual dilemmas is no ... read more

South America » Ecuador » North » Santo Domingo de los Colorados

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more