[[Image:Ecuador composting method (Peru).JPG|thumb|A mud layer being placed on a layer of organic biomass, Ecuador composting method, Monte de los Olivos, [[Ucayali Region|Ucayali]], Peru]]
[[Image:Ecuador composting method-leaves cover (Peru).jpg|thumb|Compost pile covered by leaves of banana (''Musa''), Santa Tereza, Ucayali, Peru]]
'''The Ecuador composting method''' is a way ofcommon [[composting]] which is widely usedpractice in the lowlands of [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. The compost pile is embededembedded on the tree [[trunk]]s or [[pseudo trunk|banana stalks]]., Inwith thea middle there ispale erected a pale. Onin the trunks/stalksmiddle. [[Biomass|organicOrganic matter]] is placed in layers.Eachon the trunks or stalks, each layer isbeing covered by [[mud]], or inlayedinlaid via different typetypes of organic matter. When the pile is of about 1.2 m of high, it is watered and covered by big leaves. After some time, when the compost pile liesettles down, the central pale is removed for [[areationaeration]]. This composting method is typically done in a small-scale, by indigenous villagers.
