Ecotourism and Cultural Production: An Anthropology of Indigenous Spaces in Ecuador

274 Pages·2013·1.85 MB·English

by  Veronica Davidov (auth.)

Ecotourism and Cultural
Production
Also by Veronica Davidov
Uncomfortable Bedfellows? Rural Livelihoods and the Contradictory Natures
of the Ecotourism/Extraction Nexus
edited by B. Buscher and V. Davidov
Ecotourism and Cultural
Production
An Anthropology of Indigenous
Spaces in Ecuador
Veronica Davidov
ECOTOURISM AND CULTURAL PRODUCTION
Copyright © Veronica Davidov, 2013.
Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2013 978-1-137-35537-9
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ISBN 978-1-349-47010-5 ISBN 978-1-137-35538-6 (eBook)
DOI 10.1057/9781137355386
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Davidov, Veronica, 1978–
Ecotourism and cultural production : an anthropology of indigenous
spaces in Ecuador / by Veronica Davidov.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Quechua Indians—Public opinion. 2. Quechua Indians—Ethnic
identity. 3. Quechua Indians—Social life and customs. 4. Ecotourism—
Ecuador. 5. Tourists—Ecuador—Attitudes. 6. Public opinion—Ecuador.
I. Title.
F3722.1.C23D38 2013
986.6(cid:2)01—dc23 2013019335
Design by Newgen Knowledge Works (P) Ltd., Chennai, India.
First edition: November 2013
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Contents
List of Figures i x
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: Two Museums 1
1 Historical Foundations and Contemporary
Dimensions of Kichwa Ecotoursim 1 7
2 Ecotourism: Nature, Culture, and Ethnocentrism 45
3 Ecoturismo in Ecuador: An Ethnohistorical Account of
Rainforests, Indians, and Oil 61
4 Consuming and (Re)Producing Alterity: Snapshots,
Stories, and Souvenirs 77
5 In Their Own Words: Ecotourism in Lowland
Kichwa Communities 117
6 Shamans and “Shams” 151
7 Curating Culture: The Case of the Ethnographic
Museum at Chichico Rumi 177
Discussion and Conclusion 195
Appendix I: Notes on Methods and Sample Interview Questions 207
Notes 2 15
Bibliography 2 33
Index 2 55
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Figures
2.1 Ecotourism Game Flowchart 52
4.1 C anoe in Preparation 8 4
4.2 C uchucha 8 8
5.1 A Kichwa Village 118
7.1 Trunk of Sangre de Drago Tree 1 89
C.1 + Water – Mining 2 04