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The Canelos Quichua are a Quechua speaking population occupying the territory south and east of Puyo, capital of Pastaza Province, and the Rio Bobonaza, Conambo, Curaray and Villano river regions in Ecuador.  From the early 1970s through 2008 the largest rural population concentrations were in small hamlets located in the Comuna San Jacinto del Pindo area, south of Puyo.  The Canelos Quichua practice upper Amazonian swidden horticulture, focused primarily on manioc (their food staple), and supplemented by taro, sweet potatoes, maize, and plantains.  The diet is further enhanced by some limited hunting, fishing, and gathering activities.

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Sicuanga Runa

Ritual structure

The structure of kinship and marriage among the Canelos Quichua of east-central Ecuador

Author	Title	Publication Date
Whitten, Norman E.	Culture Summary	2010
Whitten, Norman E.	Sicuanga Runa	1985
Whitten, Norman E.	Ritual structure	1976
Whitten, Norman E.	The structure of kinship and marriage among the Canelos Quichua of east-central Ecuador	1984

Canelos Quichua

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