essay

Ecología y sociedad de los Cayapas de Esmeraldas: los patrones de asentamiento

Actes du XLIIe Congrés international des américanistes : Congrés du centenaire : Paris, 2-9 septembre 1976 • 9 • Published In 1979 • Pages: 319-333

By: Moreno Navarro, Isidoro.

Abstract
This is an article on the history of settlement patterns of the Chachi. The author critiques Barrett's thesis (see document no. 3) that the Chachi migrated down from the Andes in the 16th Century. Instead they were pushed up river by settlements of Maroons along the coast. The Chachi did construct uninhabited ceremonial settlements in the interior which give the appearance of an abandoned site. According to the author the dispersed settlement pattern of the Chachi along the rivers is influenced by soil type and labor requirements of their swidden cultivation.
Subjects
Acculturation and culture contact
Settlement patterns
Miscellaneous facilities
Community structure
culture
Chachi
HRAF PubDate
2012
Region
South America
Sub Region
Northwestern South America
Document Type
essay
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard & Leon G. Doyon; 2012
Field Date
1972-1973
Coverage Date
1597-1973
Coverage Place
Cayapas Basin, Esmeraldas Province, Ecuador
Notes
por Isidoro Moreno-Navarro
Includes bibliographical references
LCSH
Cayapa Indians