Human myiasis in Ecuador. [PDF]
, 2020 We review epidemiological and clinical data on human myiasis from Ecuador, based on data from the Ministry of Public Health (MPH) and a review of the available literature for clinical cases.
Calvopina, M +5 more
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Andean Indigenous Sustainable Development [PDF]
, 2020 AbstractThe most politically forceful, and institutionally integrated, form of indigenous sustainable development in Latin America has emerged in the Andean region—especially in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Although this region is home to multiple indigenous cultures, much weight is given to theKechwaconcept ofSumak Kawsay(living well).
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Women, Men, and the Legal Languages of Mining in the Colonial Andes [PDF]
, 2016 Histories of colonial Latin American mining have cemented the image of a scientifically backward society whose pursuit of easy wealth sacrificed the lives of indigenous and African miners in places like Potosí. By examining a mid seventeenth-century mine
Allison Margaret Bigelow
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Colonial differences in intercultural education: on interculturality in the Andes and the decolonization of intercultural dialogue [PDF]
, 2017 This article pushes for the possibility of alternative ways of thinking about the concept of interculturality depending on where and by whom it is being articulated (the geopolitics and body politic of knowledge). To illustrate this, the focus is shifted
Aman, Robert
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Multiple ways of understanding Peru's changing climate [PDF]
, 2019 Published ...
Bria, Rebecca, Walter, Doris
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The Many Tongues of the King: Indigenous Language Interpreters and the Making of the Spanish Empire [PDF]
, 2014 n/
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Fashion in Bolivia’s cultural economy [PDF]
, 2018 This article explores the development of Chola Paceña fashions in La Paz, Bolivia. It traces the social and political lineage of the distinctive pollera dress, and its role in traditions that continue to underpin Aymaran social networks and economies ...
Maclean, Kate
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Les femmes dans la justice indigène en Bolivie
Nuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2015 The alarming statistics on violence against women in Bolivia derive both from a strong gender hierarchy and the State’s indifference to the issue. Such institutional passivity leaves the door open to indigenous justice in conflicts resolution.
Elise Gadea
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Stereotypes and valuations of Peruvian social groups in a sample of wealthy people from Lima = Estereotipos y valoración de grupos sociales peruanos en una muestra de personas de sectores sociales privilegiados de Lima [PDF]
, 2019 Peruvian society is characterized by its ethnical, cultural and socioeconomic diversity, which leads to complex intergroup relations. To contribute to understanding this phenomenon, the present study aims to examine the stereotypical representations and ...
Espinosa, Agustín +4 more
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2012 Background It is commonly assumed that indigenous medical systems remain strong in developing countries because biomedicine is physically inaccessible or financially not affordable. This paper compares the health-seeking behavior of households from rural
Mathez-Stiefel Sarah-Lan +2 more
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