Waterbury Ecuadorian American
History, Ethnicity, Culture, Resources,
Faith, Opportunities, Leadership,
​Contributions, and Influence

Mayors for the Day

2015 Yliana Miller
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Cultural Influence

There is no information on this topic at this time.
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Businesses

La Fogota Ecuadorian Restaurant711 S Main Street
(203) 527-4657

Tienda Ecuador Multiservices LLC
43 Meriden Road Unit 1
(203) 528-4375

Ingapirca Restaurant
807 North Main Street
(203) 592-1262

Clubs, Associations, and Other Organizations

There are no known social clubs nor other associations, nor other organizations which are solely dedicated to the Ecuadorian people.
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Famous and Born in Waterbury

There are no known famous Ecuadorian Americans who were born in Waterbury.
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Population and Demography

There is no reliable nor accurate way of estimating the population numbers of Ecuadorian Americans in Waterbury due to the misappropriation of the Hispanic term being applied to these descendants of Ecuador.   Extremely loosely, there is a faint similarity between the Ecuadorians culture to Hispanics, clearly Ecuadorians are in no way ethnically Hispanic.
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Neighborhood

There are no neighborhoods in Waterbury which are reputed to have a significant Ecuadorian American population.​​

Resources

There is no information on Ecuadorian American resources at this time.
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Faith and Religion

There is no information on this topic at this time.
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Calendars​ and Events

There are no known calendars of Ecuadorian events in Waterbury.

However, the Ecuadorian Americans of Waterbury have traditionally participated in perhaps our grandest event - The Gathering.  Ecuadorians have also been honored by Waterbury via the Mayor for the Day events.​

Community, Civic, and Cultural Leaders and Influencers

There is no information on this topic at this time.
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News Archive

Little to no news of Waterbury's Ecuadorian American people.
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History of the People of Ecuador

Although the latest fashion is to refer to Ecuadorians as Hispanic, or, even more falsely, Latino, they are more accurately referred to simply as South Americans.  The more accurate label is Achuar, Incan, Peruvian, Quitu, Cañari, Cara, or Tawantinsuyu.

Although Spaniard conquerors had a significant influence on the Ecuadorians, culture is the only trait which can be somewhat accurately described as Hispanic.  Ethnically, the Ecuadorians are not, in any way, accurately described as Hispanic.  Although there has been some interaction with the Ecuadorians by various African tribes, there has been no impact on the Ecuadorian culture nor, more importantly, ethnicity.

For lack of a better term, and for the popularity of the more known ethnicity, perhaps the people of Ecuador are most accurately, yet still imperfectly, defined as Incan.