The Rumipata and Llangahua indigenous communities live in a unique water ecosystem: the páramo. For centuries, indigenous peoples have lived and coexisted with this magical, fragile and biodiverse waterscape high in the Ecuadorian Andes. Both communities coexist with the páramo, from which they obtain water for their reproductive needs and survival, and the same water feeds the rivers and streams used by those living in the lowlands. Such coexistence has not been an idyllic path for these communities, but one paved with power struggles, controversial nature-human relationships, and socio-environmental and colonial injustices that have persisted over time.