A study of the economic infrastructure of the Pasto chiefdoms (of present day Carchi in Ecuador and Nariño in Colombia) in the 16th century, around the time of the European conquest. It deals with the environment, settlement patterns, agriculture, exchange, and the Inca conquest in the area. An appendix with several documents such as testaments, land litigations, etc. is included. In Spanish.

Published by Editorial Abya-Yala (Quito), 1995. 229 pp. ISBN: 9978-72-080-4.

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