The traditional making of horsehair sieves, known as cedazos, in the village of Guangopolo is slowly disappearing as it becomes outdated.

在 Guangopolo 村，傳統上使用馬毛製作的篩網（稱為 cedazos）因逐漸過時而正慢慢消失。

For two hundred years, making cedazos was a key economic activity for about 1,500 residents of Guangopolo. Fifty years ago, around 500 Indigenous families earned a living by producing up to 600 units per month, selling them for between $6 and $30. These tools, made from a Pumamaqui wood rim and horsehair, were essential for sifting flour in Ecuadorian homes.

在過去兩百年中，製作 cedazos 是 Guangopolo 約 1,500 名居民的主要經濟活動。五十年前，約有 500 個原住民家庭靠每月生產最多 600 個單位的篩網來維持生計，單價在 6 到 30 美元之間。這些工具由 Pumamaqui 木製邊框與馬毛組成，是厄瓜多家庭篩麵粉的必需品。

However, the industry has shrunk because synthetic fabrics and plastic alternatives are now more common. As a result, the cedazo is now mostly a decorative item rather than a useful tool, and weekly sales have dropped to a maximum of ten units. Furthermore, the move from using horses to using motorized machinery in farming has reduced the local supply of raw materials. Consequently, artisans must now import horsehair from central Ecuador and southern Colombia at a cost of about $1,000 for 45 kilograms.

然而，由於合成布料與塑膠替代品現今更為普遍，該產業已萎縮。結果，cedazo 現在大多成為裝飾品而非實用工具，每週銷售量下降至最高僅十個單位。此外，農業從使用馬匹轉向使用機械化設備，減少了本地原材料的供應。因此，工匠現在必須從厄瓜多中部和哥倫比亞南部進口馬毛，45 公斤的成本約為 1,000 美元。

Despite efforts by the El Cedacero craft center to teach these skills, the program has not been successful. Currently, only nine artisans remain, all aged between 51 and 76. Experts emphasize that this failure is due to the changing goals of the younger generation, who prefer to get professional degrees instead of learning traditional crafts.

儘管 El Cedacero 手工藝中心努力教授這些技能，但該計畫並不成功。目前僅剩九名工匠，年齡介於 51 至 76 歲之間。專家強調，失敗原因在於年輕一代的目標改變，他們更傾向於取得專業學位，而非學習傳統手工藝。

The cedazo industry in Guangopolo has changed from a main source of income to a fragile cultural tradition kept alive by a small, aging group.

Guangopolo 的 cedazo 產業已從主要收入來源，轉變為由少數年長者維持的脆弱文化傳統。