Community 3 (C3) is located in the central Andean zone, well known for
its small traditional producers (backyard) with intensive transit to
local markets directly or mediated by traders; important markets are
located in its centre (Cotopaxi and Bolivar provinces). C5 comprises
coastal and Andean areas related to medium and industrial producers,
with the largest pig market in the province of Santo Domingo. C1 in the
northern Andean zone on the border with Colombia showed the largest
negative degree balance (-7.967) (Table 4). C2 comprises the southern
Andean areas and the littoral bordering Peru. C4 as bordering Peru shows
the highest positive degree balance (10,124). The main consumption
centres Guayaquil and Quito (largest cities in Ecuador), are in C2 and
C5, respectively (Fig. 7A).
Figure 7. (A) Map of Ecuador showing the spatial distribution of
identified communities at parish level. Province boundaries in darker
grey and parish in light grey. White area without movement information.
Mayor consumption centres boundaries in red (main cities). (B) Circular
diagram of intra and inter-community trade movement flow; the
circumference represents movements between and within communities scaled
in thousands of movements.