Ecuador

Duration: 450ft

Year Published: 1960

Creator: McGraw Hill/ Producer: Frederik Lek

Complete Record: Portrait of the different tribes of Ecuador. 1) 15 min. color educational film about the county of Ecuador. Map of Ecuador, neighboring countries, and mountain ranges. Altoplano region. snow capped mountains, sheep herders. Equatorial monument outside of Quito. aerial shot of Quito capital of Ecuador. Shots of Rooftops, large square at the the heart of the city. the church of San Francisco, Spanish colonial architecture. University buildings, legislature, modern airport. Mestizos mixed European and native Indian decent weaving basket. Old bus packed with crates and live stock, people hanging onto the outside. Otavalo, town in the mountains north of Quito. Busy market place. Indians selling products of their house industries. pottery, linens and woven wool. men weaving, women spinning yarn. Decedents of the Incas, Indian playing flute. They speak Quetchua ancient language. Indian walking a llama through village. rustic mountain village. thatched roof huts, farming tilling soil using oxen. Coastal plain. Guayaquil Ecuador’s largest city. harbor sea port, traffic, busy city. Statues of Simon Bolivar and San Martin and monument. Coco bean production/ men caring bags of cocoa beans, raking and packing in sacks. Tagua Nut harvest for buttons and umbrella harvest. Men Carrying Banana bunches loaded onto barges. Balsa wood production. Ceiba tree and strange fiber. Indians weaving Panama hats. Family making hats with out aid of machines. Colorado Indians or colored or colorful Indians paint their hair and bodies with the seed of the Achiote plant. Crazy red hairdo looks like a helmet. Indian woman combing long hair. Cayapas Indians live in settlements along the river in jungles. Indians in canoes. poling canoes. Houses built on stilts, kids climbing notched pole in to house. no walls or doors. rural plantain harvesting, happy native children. Galapagos islands, arid bleak and barren landscapes. Giant turtle, sea and land iguanas, sitting in the water and climbing over rocks. Sea Lions on the beaches. Rural main street of the capital barely developed. aerials of dense jungles and the headwaters of the amazon. Cofan Indians, making blow guns and demonstrating their use. darts, quiver and deadly poison. Indians with painted faces. beads, feathers and flowers in pierced ears and noses. Jaguar teeth necklace, parrot feather headdress. llama