Resistencia o incorporación: la trayectoria de conflicto Estado-comunidad indígena en torno al proyecto turístico Divisadero Barrancas, Chihuahua, México

This article deals with developments following a period of social conflict resulting from the dispossession of Rarámuri communities in the Copper Canyon of the Sierra Tarahumara by several tourism entrepreneurs. The planning of the “Aventuras” Tourist Park generated expectations and speculation that...

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Main Author: Horacio Almanza Alcalde
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Language:English
Published: Université des Antilles 2024-04-01
Series:Études Caribéennes
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/30190
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description This article deals with developments following a period of social conflict resulting from the dispossession of Rarámuri communities in the Copper Canyon of the Sierra Tarahumara by several tourism entrepreneurs. The planning of the “Aventuras” Tourist Park generated expectations and speculation that led private individuals to try to forcibly displace the Rarámuri communities. These communities organized and responded with lawsuits in the courts, most of which have been won. In this research we analyze the process of negotiation with the state government that occurred after the first victories of the communities and the arrival of a state government sympathetic to their demands. During the period studied, the recognition and exercise of the communities' human rights experienced paradigmatic advances at the national level, however, they also faced unforeseen obstacles and State inertia that have not allowed the satisfaction of the communities' demands. The establishment of the Park's Consultative Council and the construction of the regional airport are standpoints for the analysis of this sui generis situation in the region.
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spelling doaj-art-74894df731fa4f35a2f6c5aaa6059c182024-12-09T13:19:29ZengUniversité des AntillesÉtudes Caribéennes1779-09801961-859X2024-04-015710.4000/etudescaribeennes.30190Resistencia o incorporación: la trayectoria de conflicto Estado-comunidad indígena en torno al proyecto turístico Divisadero Barrancas, Chihuahua, MéxicoHoracio Almanza AlcaldeThis article deals with developments following a period of social conflict resulting from the dispossession of Rarámuri communities in the Copper Canyon of the Sierra Tarahumara by several tourism entrepreneurs. The planning of the “Aventuras” Tourist Park generated expectations and speculation that led private individuals to try to forcibly displace the Rarámuri communities. These communities organized and responded with lawsuits in the courts, most of which have been won. In this research we analyze the process of negotiation with the state government that occurred after the first victories of the communities and the arrival of a state government sympathetic to their demands. During the period studied, the recognition and exercise of the communities' human rights experienced paradigmatic advances at the national level, however, they also faced unforeseen obstacles and State inertia that have not allowed the satisfaction of the communities' demands. The establishment of the Park's Consultative Council and the construction of the regional airport are standpoints for the analysis of this sui generis situation in the region.https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/30190tourismindigenous peoplesland conflictsdispossessionhuman rights.
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Resistencia o incorporación: la trayectoria de conflicto Estado-comunidad indígena en torno al proyecto turístico Divisadero Barrancas, Chihuahua, México
Études Caribéennes
tourism
indigenous peoples
land conflicts
dispossession
human rights.
title Resistencia o incorporación: la trayectoria de conflicto Estado-comunidad indígena en torno al proyecto turístico Divisadero Barrancas, Chihuahua, México
title_full Resistencia o incorporación: la trayectoria de conflicto Estado-comunidad indígena en torno al proyecto turístico Divisadero Barrancas, Chihuahua, México
title_fullStr Resistencia o incorporación: la trayectoria de conflicto Estado-comunidad indígena en torno al proyecto turístico Divisadero Barrancas, Chihuahua, México
title_full_unstemmed Resistencia o incorporación: la trayectoria de conflicto Estado-comunidad indígena en torno al proyecto turístico Divisadero Barrancas, Chihuahua, México
title_short Resistencia o incorporación: la trayectoria de conflicto Estado-comunidad indígena en torno al proyecto turístico Divisadero Barrancas, Chihuahua, México
title_sort resistencia o incorporacion la trayectoria de conflicto estado comunidad indigena en torno al proyecto turistico divisadero barrancas chihuahua mexico
topic tourism
indigenous peoples
land conflicts
dispossession
human rights.
url https://journals.openedition.org/etudescaribeennes/30190
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