La disputa por el oro y las transformaciones culturales y territoriales del corregimiento Santa María de Timbiquí Cauca

Abstract

This research work offers a look at the transformation processes of the cultural and territorial practices of the village of Santa María Timbiquí-Cauca from 2010 to 2019 as a result of the incursion of illegal mining. For this, three fundamental aspects are analyzed, which correspond as a first point to the cultural and territorial practices that the community maintained before the arrival of illegal mining. Second, the way in which the machinery produced by illegal mining has transformed the territory, and finally, the influence that illegal mining has had on the cultural, environmental and social practice of Santa María Timbiquí-Cauca. From there, the need to reflect on the guidelines of mining policies and the transformations given in the social fabric is conceived. This from the approach of political ecology with the contemplation of the concepts of degrowth, development, territory, culture and cultural practices.