The culture Tolita inhabit Ecuador from 500 B.C until
500 A.C.
There are two important settlement of this culture,
the first one is located in the tumbaco bay, Colombia,
and the other in the island of La Tolita, Ecuador. On
the Ecuatorian side, we can see lots of artificial
mounds or tolas, as well as archeoligical remains of
pottery and gold work.
The island of La Tolita bas
been considered as a
ceremonial center where
inhabitants of different
regions of the coast met.
BAHIA CULTURE
The bahia culture started their
develop in 500 B.C TO 650 A.C
The settlement of this culture is in the large of the Manabi Cost, starting
in Bahia de Caraquez. The cities were built with sets of mounts and earth
platadorms and above them they put their houses and temples.
Their principal temple was
ubicated in Plata island,
where were founden a lot of
ceramic offerings and
spondilus shells.
JAMA-COAQUE CULTURE
Their first settlemnt was in Manabi, they were an
ancient civilization that develop the adriculture and
fishing.
the Archelogist found many things to cook and
thats why the people think and know that
jama-coaque people have a rich gastronomic
development.
GUANGALA CULTURE
Located in the time 500 B.C
In this culture bowls, of very fine paste, colored
with delicacy and polipodos dishes with
anthropoformic representation on their legs stand
up.
NAPO CULTURE
This culture settlement in the Oriente,
province os napo, the archelogist found
a lot of tools and things to cook and also
this culture make paintngs in leaaves,
trees and in their houses that were
made with wood and big leaves.
Also this culture have a good
organozation because they have an
strict herarchy system.