Ecuador has a diverse population and culture that draws from indigenous, European, and African influences. The population is primarily Mestizo with mixed indigenous Amerindian and Spanish ancestry, though some regions have larger populations of people with European or African descent. Indigenous groups constructed cultural traditions before the Inca Empire, developing distinct architecture, pottery, and religious beliefs. Ecuadorian culture varies regionally and includes celebrations featuring games and masks, as well as differing foods like fish and plantains in coastal areas and meat and rice in mountainous regions. The country has various indigenous languages as well as Spanish and regional musical styles. Artistic traditions include painting masks, drums, and textiles.

1. History
Celebrations
Food
Language
Music
Sports
Art

2. 
• Mestizo
• (Andalusian and Castilian Spaniard)
• Amerindian ancestry.
• 10% of Ecuador's population is of European descent, from Spain,
Italy, Lebanon, France and Germany
• Esmeraldas and Chota regions, Afro-Ecuadorians
• Roman Catholic

3. 
History
• constructed the ethnic
cultural background of
Ecuador years before the
Inca empire
• Chorrera
• Valdivia
• distinguished architecture
pottery, and religious
beliefs, while others
developed
archaeologically disputed
systems of writing

4.  Carnivals and festivals , usually featuring many
traditional games and fun
 Some regions celebrate mask carnivals, while others
have no official custom
 mixture of Amerindian and Catholic beliefs.
Celebrations

5. 
 varies from region to region
of the country
 c (people from the coast)
prefer fish , beans , and
plantains fruits), while
serranos from the
mountainous regions prefer
meat , rice , and white hominy
mote
Food

6. 
 Costeños tend to speak more quickly and louder than
serranos, and most of them do so in a very informal
way
 . Other Amerindian languages spoken in Ecuador
include Awapit (spoken by the Awá), A'ingae
(spoken by the Cofan, Shuar Chicham (spoken by the
Shuar), Achuar-Shiwiar (spoken by the Achuar and
the Shiwiar), Cha'palaachi (spoken by the Chachi),
Tsa'fiki (spoken by the Tsáchila), Paicoca (spoken by
the Siona and Secoya), and Wao Tededeo (spoken by
the Waorani).
Language

7. 
 painting highly decorative
masks and drums; painting on
flat surfaces is somewhat of a
modern occurrence
 artists are celebrated for their
use of vibrant colors and
simplistic themes
Art

8. 
 albazo, pasacalle, incaico, tonada, diablada
pillareña, capishca, Bomba Tecnocumbia and
Rockola
 Sanjuanito, Pasillo
Music

9. 
 The Panama hat is of Ecuadorian origin, and is
known there as "Sombrero de paja toquilla", or a
Jipijapa. It is made principally in Montecristi
Clothing