TURUCU, Ecuador (AP) — In the Indigenous community of Turucu, near the active Cotacachi volcano in northern Ecuador, soccer had always been a man’s thing. The only gleaming green field belongs to them ...

With rue in hand, guided by the sacred smoke of incense and the legacies of their grandmothers, the Indigenous women of the Ecuadorian Amazon met in the streets last week to commemorate their ongoing ...

Indigenous women fight for the ball during a "handball with anaco" match in the Indigenous community of Turucu, Ecuador, Friday, June 14, 2024. One year ago, a group of women decided to create a new ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. This article is more than 4 years old. Ecuadorian researcher María Claudia Segovia Salcedo, in Cayambe Coca National Park, Ecuador ...

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Women from different Indigenous nationalities traveled from their territories to Puyo, Ecuador on March 8 to march through the city's streets as... With rue in hand, guided by the sacred smoke of ...