la naturaleza la población There are 13.2 million people living in Ecuador. The majority of the population is mestizo (mixed blood) (65%), followed by Amerindians (25%), black (3%), and Spanish and other ethnic groups (7%). pájaro/ el bosque el árbol The Shuar Indians live in the Amazon Basin of Ecuador. They are a sub tribe of the notorious Jivaro. In addition to the Shuar, there are three other sub-tribes of the Jivaro, they are the Ashuar, the Aguaruna, and the Huambisa . Although many peoples through out the world have taken the heads of their enemies, the Jivaro are the only ones to practice head shrinking. The shrunken heads The practice of preparing shrunken heads originally had religious significance; shrinking the head of an enemy was believed to harness the spirit of that enemy and compel him to serve the shrinker. It was said to prevent the soul from avenging his death la selva la jungla The Amazon jungle is the world's largest tropical rainforest. The forest covers the basin of the Amazon, the world's second longest river plantas la vaca Que comen las vacas? el volcán el cielo el crater el cotopaxi At 19,347 feet, Cotopaxi is one of the highest active volcanoes in the world. Located in the Andes in Ecuador. el valle la naturaleza la población las plantas el ave;pájaro la vaca el cielo el árbol volcán la selva la jungla la hierba el bosque el valle el crater el rio The Amazon river system starts in the highlands of Peru, makes it way, joined by many tributaries from Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana to flow through a vast area of northern Brazil to reach the Atlantic ocean la piedra la flor el sol las nubes el lago • Cuicocha, Ecuador it is (2 mi) wide . Its name comes from the Kichwa Indigenous language and signifies: "Lago del Cuye" or Guinea Pig Laguna in English. It was given this name due to the shape of the largest Island located in the middle of the Laguna resembling a Guinea Pig. el pez estrellas la luna el desierto vocabulario el rio el lago la piedra la flor el sol el perro el gato el pez la nube la estrella el desierto