inn am on , ▁an ▁ex otic ▁sp ice ▁for ▁the ▁Sp ani ards . ▁After ▁reaching ▁Qu ito , ▁Gonz alo ▁P izz aro ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁his ▁expl or ers ▁fell ▁ill ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁West . ▁Fr ans cis o ▁O rell ana , ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁command , ▁continued ▁toward ▁the ▁Nap o ▁River ▁and ▁discovered ▁the ▁Amazon ▁River ▁where ▁the ▁ancest ors ▁of ▁the ▁K ich was ▁lived . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁native ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁E cuador ian ▁rain ▁forest , ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁ow ning ▁nature ▁is ▁not ▁ideal ▁and ▁goes ▁against ▁their ▁belief s ▁deeply ▁root ed ▁in ▁their ▁cultural ▁and ▁spiritual ▁connection ▁to ▁Mother ▁Earth . ▁The ▁K ich was ▁have ▁a ▁strong ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁forest ▁and ▁the ▁animals ▁that ▁live ▁among ▁them . ▁The ▁native ▁concept ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁means ▁to ▁be ▁alive ▁and ▁have ▁a ▁soul ▁is ▁different ▁than ▁other ▁related ▁groups ▁l abeled ▁under ▁the ▁um bre lla ▁term , ▁Que ch uan . ▁The ▁Nap o ▁R una ▁believe ▁humans , ▁plants , ▁and ▁animals ▁all ▁have ▁sou ls ▁and ▁are ▁almost ▁regarded ▁as ▁equals . ▁The ▁sou ls ▁of ▁plants ▁are ▁of ▁particular ▁interest ▁because ▁the ▁well be ing ▁of ▁a ▁community ▁depends ▁on ▁a ▁health y ▁relationship ▁with ▁nature . ▁The ▁soul ▁of ▁a ▁plant ▁is ▁called ▁an ▁an ima ▁and ▁each ▁organ ism ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁unique ▁an ima . ▁Un like ▁the ▁Christian ▁understanding ▁of ▁a ▁soul , ▁an ▁an ima ▁is