Territorial dynamics related to migration in the community of Chacalcay in the Cañar canton.

Abstract

In recent decades, Ecuador has coexisted in an environment characterized by a huge economic crisis, which led to the decision to move Ecuadorians to countries such as the United States, Spain, Italy, among others; being the Cañar according to several investigations, the province with the largest number of migrants in order to seek a better standard of living. Under this context, the investigation starts from the main objective leading to analyze the consequences of migration in the local context of the Chacalcay parish and also the manuscript is oriented to establish how the migratory phenomenon has influenced the different social spheres in the community object of study. study. A quantitative, non-experimental and cross-sectional study is reflected, where surveys were carried out on 93 families with a specific data that the majority of households have at least one migrant, for which the statistical technique of the census was used. The results show that 41.9% have a family member abroad and the most common cause of migration is low income, and of these, 37.6% receive monthly remittances, which have helped improve the quality of life. reducing poverty, but it has triggered the loss of cultural identity in the area, and family fragmentation. It is concluded that the real causes that people have to make the decision to migrate are the economic situation, lack of sources of work and family reunification.