#ecuador

[geologyin-blog]

Mount Everest immediately comes to mind. Its summit, towering at 8,848.86 meters (29,031.7 feet) above sea level, is widely recognized as the pinnacle of mountaineering achievement. However, the title of "highest point on Earth" isn’t as straightforward as it seems. Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador offers a compelling alternative, depending on how "height" is measured.

[lifeinecuador]

Food on the southern coast of Ecuador.

[frogposting]

Atrato Glass Frog / Sun Glassfrog photographed by nuqui_herping

[ahaura]

(Nov. 29) Indigenous Group Wins Fight to Reclaim Ancestral Land After Being Forced Out 8 Decades Ago

In a major victory for Indigenous rights, an Ecuadorian appeals court has sided with the Siekopai Nation to regain ownership of their ancestral homeland in the Amazon rainforest. The Siekopai people were forced out of their territory, called Pë’këya, over 80 years ago during the Peru-Ecuador War in the 1940s. This ruling will mark the first time the Ecuadorian government grants a land title to an Indigenous community whose ancestral land is now a protected area. The Siekopai are on the brink of extinction with a population of only 800 people in Ecuador and 1,200 in Peru. In a statement, Siekopai Nation President Elias Piyahuaje said, “We are fighting for the preservation of our culture on this planet. Without this territory, we cannot exist as Siekopai people. Today is a great day for our nation. Until the end of time, this land will be ours.”

[aestum]

(by Alain Bonnardeaux)

[monicalestrange4]

Les deseo una linda mitad de semana, que harán hoy? 🥰

I wish you a nice mid-week, what are you doing today? 🥰

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Iriartea deltoidea in the Amazon basin in Ecuador.

(Image credit: geneward2 via Getty Images)

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

psst not sure if you’ve done this one before but could you do the bunny harvestman spider? i love them sm

Sure! This one was hard to find info on. Anyone is welcome to add info in reblogs or comments (as always!)

Both photos from Andreas Kay, who seems to have taken the vast majority of the photos of this species I could find!

[sart7alex]

reblog for more people to see! :D

[inatungulates]

Mountain tapir Tapirus pinchaque

Observed by alexanderhagge, CC BY-NC

[sayruq]

[politijohn]

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[manessha545]

Amazon rainforest, South America: The Amazon rainforest is a moist broadleaf tropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7,000,000 km2 of which 6,000,000 km2 are covered by the rainforest. This region includes territory belonging to nine nations and 3,344 indigenous territories. The majority of the forest, 60%, is in Brazil, followed by Peru with 13%, Colombia with 10%, and with minor amounts in Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Wikipedia

[vioredynamite]

No sé si se enteraron lo que pasó en Guayaquil, Ecuador pero 4 chicos (de entre 11 y 15 años) fueron secuestrados, torturados, asesinados y quemados por la Fuerza Armada. El 1° de enero se confirmó su asesinato luego de que fueran desaparecidos el 8 de diciembre y sus cuerpos fueran hallados hace 5 días. Habían salido a jugar a la pelota pero los quieren pintar como que eran delincuentes (hay que destacar que eran pibes negros...). Ojalá que se haga justicia. El narcoestado de Noboa es responsable.

[keepingitneutral]

"A Lodge in the Pigüe"

“El Calvario” community, Pastaza province, Ecuador, 

Mestizo Estudio Arquitectura