Puyu

Puyu lies in the forested country of the upper Pastaza, where rivers descend from the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. This wet tropical landscape was inhabited by diverse Indigenous communities long before the later town of Puyo was founded. During the colonial era, the wider Pastaza region saw contact among peoples including the Shuar, Zápara and Kichwa-speaking communities, as well as the arrival of missionaries.