TYPICAL NATIVE VILLAGES along the coast of Ecuador are depicted here. 

 Above are the thatched roofs of bamboo houses on stilts at La Libertad, Ecua- 

 dor. Below is a beach scene at Manta, Ecuador, showing fishermen's boats 

 hauled up high above the tidal reach. These settlements have a sort of com- 

 mercial tinge sharply in contrast with primitive communities along the coast. 

 Trade is maintained through fishing, agriculture and products of the vast rain 

 forests. The country is rich in undeveloped minerals. 



