El manglar es quien me da de comer. Ejercicio del poder y prosecución de proyectos personales de las mujeres de Tambillo, cantón San Lorenzo, provincia de Esmeraldas

Abstract

This work is based mainly on Shery Ort-ner's theory of practice, in her Anthropology work and Social Theory. Culture, power, and agency, which establishes that culture is the representation of a kind of resistance. Which allows us to reach the following conclusions: The women of the Tambillo parish consider that working in the mangrove is about a learning effort and a great care. The women of the Tambillo parish are powerful agents of community development and are excellent administrators of household resources.