Objective: to identify the intangible cultural heritage that survives in the Mera canton, province of Pastaza-Ecuador. Methodology: we articulated theoretical production with ethnographic fieldwork; we also theorized on heritage and intangible cultural heritage issues and obtained narratives on the assets through themed interviews and participatory workshops. The methodological foundation was laid on the contributions of symbolic interactionism, post-structural anthropology and Latin American action research. Results: by registering 50 cards, according to the fields of the UNESCO Convention of 2003, we observed that in the Amazonian populations the heritage is culturally effective. However, they are not exempt from the processes of globalization and colonization, there are cultural events that are extinct and at risk of extinction. There are differences between the mestizo populations, Mera and Shell parishes and