3 parrafos de que significa ser ecuatoriano?

Our country has endured a deep crisis in recent years.

In the midst of this crisis we again encounter the debate about the identity of the Ecuadorian Nation.

We have seen a revival of old social actors and new ones that penetrate with greater weight.

We see an accelerated impoverishment of the majority of the population, the presentation of serious cultural questions and many changes in the world panorama.

So it is worth asking what is being Ecuadorian?

Does the Ecuadorian nation exist?

Does Ecuador have a future?

Although addressing the subject can be as long as a doctoral thesis, let's see that it can be done in a few lines.

What is being Ecuadorian?

Perhaps the simple answer is bold.

Ecuadorian is any individual born in this territory or who feels part of this national community.

Very bold indeed, since we have distinctive features among ourselves, so there is no cliché that can be applied to someone at first sight say "that's Ecuadorian.

" However, in the midst of this great diversity, if there are common features that allow us to see or distinguish ourselves as Ecuadorians.

We have common traits, that's fine.

So what is ours?

Very simple we can say : the country, this piece of land.

Perhaps more complex is the answer when we know that we share a common history : our aboriginal ancestors of the Andean north stayed here, aboriginal peoples came from other places, the Spanish conquest, Africans brought, and migration to the country has made this Country is a constant struggle, a joint effort to get it out.

So, the country is definitely ours.

We have other things in common, which have been preserved over the centuries and are part of our identity : minga, Castilian, Afro rhythms - to name a few.

Who among us has never participated in a minga?

This custom is so typical of Aborigines : to lend a hand, to help those who need it, to seek the common welfare : it not only facilitates work but also helps us to form stronger bonds of brotherhood and consolidates the community.