Yaruqui-Ecuador: An ongoing district VISION 2020 programme
In the Tumbaco valley, 40 km northwest of the capital city of Ecuador, Quito, there is a group of eight small towns with a population of 150,000 inhabitants, most of whom are mixed race (Mestizo) and 15% are indigenous people. The main source of income is agriculture, with an average monthly income...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
2005-06-01
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| Series: | Community Eye Health Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/18/jceh_18_54_096.html |
| Summary: | In the Tumbaco valley, 40 km northwest of the capital city of Ecuador, Quito, there is a group of eight small towns with a population of 150,000 inhabitants, most of whom are mixed race (Mestizo) and 15% are indigenous people. The main source of income is agriculture, with an average monthly income of less than US$100. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-6833 |