Indigenous Tsachila People of Santo Domingo, Ecuador - October 2019
October 28, 2019 -- Visited the Centro Turístico Mushily, cultural center for the indigenous Tsachila people of Santo Domingo, Ecuador. As explained by the website Ecuador.com, "The name Tsáchila means “true people”, but the Spanish referred to them as “Colorado” which means “red”, a name chosen because the men of the tribe shave their hair off at the sides with the remaining hair sculpted with the use of a mixture of grease and red achiote seeds into a pointed peak cap-like shape. The official name of the main city in the area is Santo Domingo de los Colorados, apparently as a tribute to the Tsáchila tribe."
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