Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaGuayaramerim: a borderland marked by the Mamore River and its “cachuelas”
This article uses the case of the Bolivian frontier city of Guayaramerin- located in that country´s Beni Department- as a springboard for a discussion of the relationship between water courses and national borderlines. This urban settlement is located on the shores of the important Amazonian Mamoré...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2021
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| author | De Marchi-Moyano, Bianca Arraya-Pareja, Laura Helena |
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| description | This article uses the case of the Bolivian frontier city of Guayaramerin- located in that country´s Beni Department- as a springboard for a discussion of the relationship between water courses and national borderlines. This urban settlement is located on the shores of the important Amazonian Mamoré River and is placed just across an almost homonymous Brazilian city: Guajará-Mirim. The article describes the site where the city was built, its historical permanency, and the role played by the river and its cascades in encouraging its founding just on the borders between Bolivia and Brazil. Gathering information over a specific locale and not about a line or a political/administrative area is prioritized. Thus, the chosen methodology consists in focusing on, and contrasting historic, legiasltive and sociological documents dealing with the selected location, in an effort to understand its establishment, development and durability in a border setting. Also, the colonial past is examined, together with early exploration efforts of the region under the republic and the sources of place names and of population dynamics. Additionally, the diplomatic processes which defined the border during the rubber era, are investigated. Finally, a sketch of recent history is provided in an effort to identify new trends in the trade flows and population exchanges that are taking place in situ. The article ends with a discussion of its own potential contributions to current debates about the Amazonian frontier. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-46702021-07-13T03:33:15Z Guayaramerim: a borderland marked by the Mamore River and its “cachuelas” Guayaramerín: una frontera marcada por el río Mamoré y las cachuelas Guayaramerín: uma fronteira marcada pelo rio Mamoré e as “cachuelas” De Marchi-Moyano, Bianca Arraya-Pareja, Laura Helena Bolívia Brasil cachuela fronteira geografia histórica Guayaramerín Bolivia Brazil cachuela frontier historical geography Guayaramerin Bolivia Brasil cachuela frontera geografía histórica Guayaramerín This article uses the case of the Bolivian frontier city of Guayaramerin- located in that country´s Beni Department- as a springboard for a discussion of the relationship between water courses and national borderlines. This urban settlement is located on the shores of the important Amazonian Mamoré River and is placed just across an almost homonymous Brazilian city: Guajará-Mirim. The article describes the site where the city was built, its historical permanency, and the role played by the river and its cascades in encouraging its founding just on the borders between Bolivia and Brazil. Gathering information over a specific locale and not about a line or a political/administrative area is prioritized. Thus, the chosen methodology consists in focusing on, and contrasting historic, legiasltive and sociological documents dealing with the selected location, in an effort to understand its establishment, development and durability in a border setting. Also, the colonial past is examined, together with early exploration efforts of the region under the republic and the sources of place names and of population dynamics. Additionally, the diplomatic processes which defined the border during the rubber era, are investigated. Finally, a sketch of recent history is provided in an effort to identify new trends in the trade flows and population exchanges that are taking place in situ. The article ends with a discussion of its own potential contributions to current debates about the Amazonian frontier. En el artículo se abordan las relaciones entre los cursos hídricos y las fronteras, a partir del caso de Guayaramerín, ciudad limítrofe boliviana, en el departamento del Beni. Este asentamiento se localiza sobre el Mamoré, importante río de la cuenca amazónica, y colinda con un centro urbano casi homónimo en Brasil: Guajará-Mirim. Se describe la localización del asentamiento, su permanencia histórica y crecimiento a partir del rol del río y sus cachuelas en la instalación de Guayaramerín y en la frontera entre Bolivia y Brasil. Se prioriza la recolección de información sobre un punto y no sobre una línea, zona o área político-administrativa. Así, en términos metodológicos, se propone concentrar y contrastar lecturas histórico-legislativas y sociológicas sobre el lugar para comprender su creación, desarrollo y estabilidad en un contexto fronterizo. Además, se revisan los antecedentes coloniales, las primeras exploraciones republicanas en la zona y el origen de su toponimia y sus dinámicas poblacionales. También se aborda la formalización diplomática de la frontera en el período cauchero. Finalmente, se desarrollan apuntes de la historia reciente, que identifican los nuevos intercambios comerciales y poblacionales en el lugar, y se subrayan los aportes del estudio a la discusión sobre las fronteras amazónicas. O artigo aborda as relações entre cursos de água e fronteiras, a partir do caso de Guayaramerín, cidade fronteiriça boliviana, no departamento de Beni. Este assentamento está localizado no rio Mamoré, importante rio da bacia amazônica, e faz fronteira com um centro urbano quase homônimo no Brasil: Guajará-Mirim. A localização do assentamento, sua permanência histórica e crescimento com base no papel do rio e seus esconderijos na instalação de Guayaramerín e na fronteira entre a Bolívia e o Brasil são descritos. É priorizada a coleta de informações em um ponto e não em uma linha, zona ou área político-administrativa. Deste modo, em termos metodológicos, propõe-se concentrar e contrastar leituras histórico-legislativas e sociológicas sobre o lugar para compreender sua criação, desenvolvimento e estabilidade em um contexto de fronteira. Além disso, são revisados ??os antecedentes coloniais, as primeiras explorações republicanas na área e a origem de sua toponímia e sua dinâmica populacional. A formalização diplomática da fronteira no período da borracha também é abordada. Por fim, desenvolvem-se notas sobre a história recente, que identificam as novas trocas comerciais e populacionais no local, e destacam-se as contribuições do estudo para a discussão sobre as fronteiras amazônicas. 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Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 70 (2021): Constructing borders and understanding citizenship: Cross-border societies in the Amazon; 15-36 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4670/3656 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4670/3688 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4670/3671 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4670/3699 Derechos de autor 2021 Bianca De Marchi-Moyano, Laura Helena Arraya-Pareja https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
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| title | Guayaramerim: a borderland marked by the Mamore River and its “cachuelas” |
| title_full | Guayaramerim: a borderland marked by the Mamore River and its “cachuelas” |
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