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Meanings of Water for the Fakcha Llakta Indigenous Community of Otavalo, Ecuador

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ID3754845
AuthorsCarmen Amelia Trujillo (0000-0002-0320-707X, Universidad Técnica del Norte), José Alí Moncada Rangel (Universidad Técnica del Norte), José Alí Moncada (0000-0003-4132-0724, Universidad Técnica del Norte), Jesús Ramón Aranguren Carrera (0000-0002-4318-7771, Universidad Técnica del Norte), Kennedy Rolando Lomas Tapia (0000-0001-7680-2913, Universidad Técnica del Norte)
Year2018
Volume21
Issue0
Publication date2018-07-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmbiente & sociedade (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1414-753X • E-ISSN: 1809-4422
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/1809-4422asoc0100r3vu18l1ao
OpenAlexW2884130937
SCIELO_PIDS1414-753X2018000100303
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited3

Water is a multidimensional element for the indigenous communities of the Andean highlands. The Kichwa community Fakcha Llakta, of Otavalo, Ecuador has a close relationship with the existing water bodies in their territory. However, traditional knowledge associated with these resources is fading, giving way to new forms of use. The purpose of this research is to reveal the meanings of water for this indigenous community, in order to propose guidelines for sustainable resource management. It is an ethnographic study with a qualitative approach. The information was collected through in-depth interviews, participant observation by the research team, and the gathering of cultural objects. The findings were organized and sub-grouped according to four recurring elements: vital and sacred; diversity of use and value; a threatened natural resource; and the sustainability of water from the ancestral perspective

Archaeology · Environmental resource management · Ethnography · Geography · Indigenous · Natural resource · Natural resource management · Participant observation · Social science · Sociology · Sustainability · Threatened species · Traditional knowledge · Anthropology · Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond · Ecology

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Unique citing works5
Citations per year1,25
Citation span2022 - 2025 (4)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3
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