La pandemia del Coronavirus en la Amazonía ecuatoriana: vulnerabilidades y olvido del Estado

The Coronavirus pandemic, generated from the so-called SARS-CoV-2, unleashed a worldwide health crisis, with Latin America currently being the epicenter of the damage. Although in several countries of the region, the most populous cities are those with the highest cases of infection and death, the situations facing the Amazon basin, mainly in Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador are very worrying. In this article we focus on the Ecuadorian Amazon, with the framing of the figures of the pandemic, the cases of contagion in indigenous peoples and nationalities, the vulnerabilities, and the neglect of the State in guaranteeing access to health, prevention and management of the pandemic with attention to the specificities of geographic and cultural contexts. Finally, we present the actions carried out by indigenous organizations to curb the coronavirus.