Tsachila

Introduction

The Tsáchila people of Ecuador live in the county of Santo Domingo in the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. They speak the Tsafiki or Tsáchila language of the Barbacoan language family.

The spaniards called them “Colorado” (meaning colored red) because they used to cover their entire bodies in the red juices of the achiote seeds, for prevention against Smallpox, but the Spaniards thought that their skin was indeed their true color

 
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