This name change was rooted in the Quechua language.
Carlos Ranulfo Pérez Guartambel (1969-2017)
Born to the indigenous Cañari of Ecuador, Guartambel would earn a J.D. in Indigenous Law and a Master\’s in Criminal Law.
After rising the ranks of city councilor of Cuenda, he would run for public office under the Pachakutik Party.
Yaku Sacha Pérez Guartambel (2017-)
Yaku Sacha: (Quechua) forest of water; consulted with his mother and Pachamama
He continues to be active in environmentalism.
Sources
- (Image Attribution) Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador. \”Yaku Perez Guartambel foto (cropped).\” Wikipedia. 5 June 2018. CC BY-SA 2.0.
- O\’Boyle, Brendan. Yaku Pérez: The New Face of Ecuador\’s Left?, Americas Quarterly, publisher think tank Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA), 1 February 2021.
- \”Yaku Pérez Guartambel.\” Wikipedia.
- \”Yacu Sacha: músico y defensor del agua\”. Revista Mundo Diner (in Spanish). 5 October 2018. Retrieved 2020-07-05.