Ecuador was the site of many indigenous cultures, and civilizations of different proportions. An early sedentary culture, known as the Valdivia culture, developed in the coastal region, while the Caras and the Quitus unified to form an elaborate civilization that ended at the birth of the Capital Quito. The Cañaris near Cuenca were the most advanced, and most feared by the Inca, due to their fierce resistance to the Incan expansion. Their architecture remains were later destroyed by Spaniards and the Incas. COUNT 5
QSN1 What was Ecuador the site of? ANS1 many indigenous cultures QSN2 Where did the Valdivia culture develop? ANS2 coastal region QSN3 What two cultures unified to for an elaborate civilization? ANS3 the Caras and the Quitus QSN4 What culture did the Inca fear the most? ANS4 The Cañaris QSN5 What did the Spaniards and Incas destroy? ANS5 architecture remains