Employment :: Ecuadorians earn their living in rural areas by working in sugarcane or banana plantations.
Ecuador has a fair-sized manufacturing industry. Food processing includes flour milling and sugar refining and it is important for the economy.
Urban population makes a living by creating small-scale enterprises.
Cottage industries include dressmaking, carpentry, and shoemaking.
Clothing
Traditional Mens Clothing
A mans outfit in Ecuador typically consitis of a blue poncho, a fedora or a felt hat, and white pants that are calf lengthed. Also, the men wear their hair in a shimba.
Taditional Womens Clothing
Typical dress for a women includes a white blouse, with or without decoration, a blue skirt and a shawl.
Modern Ecuadorian Dress . . . For the most part the Ecuadorian still dress in traditional clothing or bits and pieces of the traditional outfits. However, there are some pictures to be found that show women wearing pants and t-shirts showing that the modern western world is being to influence Ecuador.
Ecuador has a fair-sized manufacturing industry. Food processing includes flour milling and sugar refining and it is important for the economy.
Urban population makes a living by creating small-scale enterprises.
Cottage industries include dressmaking, carpentry, and shoemaking.
Clothing
Traditional Mens Clothing
A mans outfit in Ecuador typically consitis of a blue poncho, a fedora or a felt hat, and white pants that are calf lengthed. Also, the men wear their hair in a shimba.
Taditional Womens Clothing
Typical dress for a women includes a white blouse, with or without decoration, a blue skirt and a shawl.
Modern Ecuadorian Dress . . . For the most part the Ecuadorian still dress in traditional clothing or bits and pieces of the traditional outfits. However, there are some pictures to be found that show women wearing pants and t-shirts showing that the modern western world is being to influence Ecuador.