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eBook
Practically Invisible
2015
Overview
The community of Agua Blanca, deep within the Machalilla National
Park on the coast of Ecuador, found itself facing the twenty-first
century with a choice: embrace a booming tourist industry eager to
experience a preconceived notion of indigeneity, or risk losing a
battle against the encroaching forces of capitalism and
development. The facts spoke for themselves, however, as tourism
dollars became the most significant source of income in the
community.
Thus came a nearly inevitable shock, as the daily rhythms of
life--rising before dawn to prepare for a long day of maintaining
livestock and crops; returning for a late lunch and siesta; joining
in a game of soccer followed by dinner in the evening--transformed
forever in favor of a new tourist industry and the compromises
required to support it. As Practically Invisible
demonstrates, for Agua Blancans, becoming a supposedly \"authentic\"
version of their own indigenous selves required performing their
culture for outsiders, thus becoming these performances within the
minds of these visitors. At the heart of this story, then, is a
delicate balancing act between tradition and survival, a
performance experienced by countless indigenous groups.
Publisher
Vanderbilt University Press
Subject
Agua Blanca (Ecuador) -- Social life and customs
/ Culture and tourism -- Ecuador -- Agua Blanca
/ Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning
/ Folklore
/ JBCC6 Cultural studies: customs and traditions
/ Manta Indians -- Ecuador -- Agua Blanca
/ Manta Indians -- Ethnic identity
/ SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. bisacsh
/ SOCIAL SCIENCE / Customs & Traditions. bisacsh
/ SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography. bisacsh
ISBN
0826520561, 9780826520562, 9780826520586, 0826520588
