Designing and implementing their own future
Grassroots efforts among the Maya of Guatemala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13037868 |
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| Authors | Allison D Krogstad (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 75-98 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regions & Cohesion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2152-906X • E-ISSN: 2152-9078 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/reco.2012.020104 |
| OpenAlex | W2314136068 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
In the Kaqchikel Maya town of San Jorge La Laguna, Guatemala, a fight to reclaim lost land in 1992, though unsuccessful, eventually led the community to become one of the first Maya towns on Lake Atitlán to have a garbage dump, a drainage system, and an environmental education agenda. The efforts of San Jorge, along with the efforts of other communities, have led to the creation of national organizations such as Coordinadora Nacional Indígena y Campesina (CONIC), and have attracted the a ention of foreigners with organizations such as Mayan Families. By striving to improve their immediate environment and learning about the global impact of their actions, the people of San Jorge La Laguna are providing both a physical and an ideological space for themselves in the future
Archaeology · Environmental ethics · Ethnology · Garbage · Geography · Grassroots · Ideology · Maya · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Engineering · Law
| Highly cited | No |
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