Chapter 05 – Indigenous Amazonia, Regional Development and Territorial Dynamics: Contentious Issues Indigenous Land Management, Ecological Restoration and Ethno- Ecotourism Development: The Environmental Role and Empowerment of the Fakcha Llakta Community in Ecuador Carmen Amelia Trujillo Professor and Director of Post-graduation Program, Universidad Técnica del Norte, UTN, Ecuador. RECINATUR Foundation and FUNEDES for Social Development Email: car.tru@gmail.com; catrujillo@utn.edu.ec Kennedy Rolando Lomas Tapia Professor and Director of Post-graduation Program, Universidad Técnica del Norte, UTN, Ecuador. Director of RECINATUR Foundation & President of FUNEDES for Social Development, Ecuador. Email: Kenyrol@gmail.com; krlomas@utn.edu.ec Miguel Edmundo Naranjo Toro Deputy Dean at the Universidad Técnica del Norte, UTN, Ecuador. Scientific Committee’s member of the Recinatur Journal of Applied Sciences, Nature and Tourism. Member of the GIIPS/UTN Research Group, Ecuador Email: ment1957@yahoo.com Ismar Borges de Lima Universidade Estadual de Roraima (UERR/MultiAmazon, Brazil) Postdoc, Southern Cross University (SCU, Australia) Director of RECINATUR Foundation in Brazil. Editor-in-chief of the RECINATUR Journal of Applied Sciences, Nature and Tourism. Email: ismarborgeslima@gmail.com ; ismarlima@yahoo.com.br Abstract This chapter presents the main actions, projects and achievements related to environmental restoration, Indigenous ecological management and Indigenous cultural enhancement of the Fakcha Llakta community and their existing natural assets and resources in the Peguche Waterfall Protected Forest (PWPF), located in the Canton Otavalo, Imbabura Province, Ecuador. It is a protected area for tourism and to conserve the natural environment, elements of which have sacred values for the local population. The contribution of this chapter comprise the data collection, inventories and insights regarding the restorative environmental work undertaken by the community for the benefit of the Peguche site. The field research is based on a qualitative and interpretative ethnographic approach and Participatory Research Action (PAR). The theoretical-conceptual discussion focuses on restoration ecology. Sixteen historical turning points - regarded as ethnic restorative milestones - were identified and classified as Indigenous ecological milestones in the research. This case study contributes to praxis and