''Cholos pescadores'' ('
Cholo
''Cholo'' () is a loosely defined Spanish term that has had various meanings. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for people of mixed-blood heritage in the Spanish Empire in Latin America and its successor states as part of '' castas'' ...
fishermen', ''cholo pescador'') are a social group that live in
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
's
Guayas and
Manabí provinces. They are descended from
Hispanicized
Hispanicization ( es, hispanización) refers to the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by Hispanic culture or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-Hispanic becomes Hispanic. Hispanicization is il ...
indigenous coastal peoples, which were wiped out as political entities during the colonial era, but maintained a separate identity. Today, cholos pescadores continue to engage in fishing as their primary economic activity.
File:Cholo pescador basketry.jpg, Cholo pescador basketry
File:Cholo pescador bags.jpg, Cholo pescador bags
See also
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Manteño civilization
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Montubio
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Caiçaras
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Cholo
''Cholo'' () is a loosely defined Spanish term that has had various meanings. Its origin is a somewhat derogatory term for people of mixed-blood heritage in the Spanish Empire in Latin America and its successor states as part of '' castas'' ...
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Ribeirinhos
The ribeirinhos are a traditional population in South America, who live near rivers. Their main activities are fishing and Agriculture, farming on a small scale, for their own use. They usually live in Stilt house, pile dwelling and travel by ...
Further reading
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Ethnic groups in Ecuador
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