Santiago de Méndez canton, is located in the eastern region of the province of Morona Santiago.
A few hours from Cuenca, Azuay province, it has a humid tropical climate, and is located in an area with abundant flora and fauna, water resources, minerals, and a native culture known as the Shuar, also present in Sucua, Macas And Logroño.
In the zone coexist the Shuar nationality and the settlers, their descendants (the majority of the adult population majors, comes from the province of the Azuay, that 50-60 years began to populate the region), the coexistence is harmonic without arriving To be very frequent the mixture of these two cultures, being the shuar a race that would not have suffered mixture during the Spanish colonization, to be in a region very remote until these days.
The traditions that carry the population of Méndez, are brought from the province of Azuay, while their food was coupled as far as the products of the east and those of the coast; In terms of agriculture, banana or plantain, is commonly cultivated, as it adapts very well to these lands, without losing the feature of Ecuadorian mountain food, such as mote for example, consumed for the most part by Adults.
By the center of the eastern mountain range, 2 hours south of Macas by the Troncal Amazonica. From the basin, the road that goes through Guarumales to Méndez is in good condition.
Volcán Sangay Saturday 22 February 2025
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