Pampa mesa

Pampa mesa during Carnival (Carnaval)[1] in Parcoloma, Ecuador

In indigenous communities of the Ecuadorian highlands, a pampa mesa or pamba mesa is a communal meal of food laid directly on a cloth spread on the ground.[2][3] The meal is seen as an act of social solidarity; it also has mythological connotations.

  1. ^ Drake, Angie. "Celebrating Carnival in Ecuador". Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  2. ^ Marín, Jaime (June 26, 2017). "La pampamesa, antiguo ritual con significado espiritual" [The pampamesa, ancient ritual with spiritual significance]. Diario Expreso (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tradición ancestral con la pampamesa" [Ancestral tradition with the pampamesa]. Diario El Norte (in Spanish). March 20, 2019. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved July 3, 2019.

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