In this space are published: working documents, papers, contributions in books, articles or essays about the Andean Region and Latin America in general, in the different areas of the Social Sciences.

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The Amazon jungle is the word's largest tropical rainforest. It blankets an area equivalent to half the continental United States, and teems with an astonishing variety of…

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Nigel Smith
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One of the most persistent myths about Amazonia is that it has long been a wilderness, virtually untouched by humans until relatively recently. Amazonian forests are often…

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Nigel J.H. Smith
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El centro histórico de Quito (CHQ) fue declarado en 1978 Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad por la UNESCO, como testimonio de la existencia y persistencia de los valores…

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Fernando Carrión y Manuel Dammert
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A brief overview is presented of human exploitation of faunal resources of the non-flooded terra firme environment of Amazonia, an area which accounts for approximately 95% of the…

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Nigel J.H. Smith
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Ni el patrimonio económico y cultural heredado del pasado, ni la importancia política y los medios financieros que el Estado atribuya a sus ciudades serán suficientes si no se…

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Fernando Carrión Mena
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En 1989, Ecuador cumplió la primera década de ejercicio democráctico sin interrupciones. La falta de fuerza o de éxito de los intentos de desestabilización de la democracia, …

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Luis Verdesoto
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Reflexiones en torno al Informe de Desarrollo Humano en Bolivia 2000, elaborado por el PNUD del Sistema de Naciones Unidas. ¿Qué significa globalizarse para un país? Las …

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Luis Verdesoto
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El concepto de sociedad civil ha registrado en su universo de referencia y en su significado cambios que corresponden a modos y formas de producción material y de pensamiento que…

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Luis Verdesoto Custode
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Los casos incluidos en este trabajo son representativos de "lo nuevo" que está gestándose en la sociedad civil y de los cambios en los movimientos sociales con mayor profundidad…

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Luis Verdesoto Custode
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Brazil´s economy was growing by an impressive 11 percent a year in the late 1960s and early 1970s, faster than any other nation. But this spectacularly rapid development was built…

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Nigel Smith
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The seemingly ubiquitous House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) has recently found a permanent home in the hot and humid Brazilian Amazon. House Sparrows may become a regular fixture…

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Nigel J. H. Smith
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Home gardens are an often overlooked resource for agricultural development. In both upland and floodplain areas of the Brazilian Amazon, home gardens contain a wealth of promising…

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Nigel J. H. Smith
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