[[Image:Ecuador composting method (Peru).JPG|thumb|A mud layer being placed on a layer of organic biomass, 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 '''The Ecuador composting method''' is a common [[composting]] practice in the lowlands of [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. The compost pile is embedded on the tree [[Trunk (botany)|trunk]] or [[pseudo trunk|banana stalks]], with a pale erected in the middle. [[Biomass|Organic matter]] is placed in layers on the trunks or stalks, each layer being covered by [[mud]], or inlaid via different types of organic matter. When the pile is about 1.2 meters high, it is watered and covered by big leaves. After some time, when the compost pile settles down, the central pale is removed for [[aeration]]. This composting method is typically done in a small-scale, by indigenous villagers.
