“Seizing the Lake: Tourism, Identity and Power of the Indigenous Peoples of Quilotoa, Ecuador” I. INTRODUCTION
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The present paper is aimed at understanding how indigenous people in the highlands of Ecuador adapt to capitalist economic alternatives in order to complement their agrarian economies. Specifically this study examines the experience of the indigenous community Ponce-Quilotoa located next to the Volcanic Lake Quilotoa in the central highlands of Ecuador. This community is currently undertaking tourism as an alternative.
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