En los Andes peruanos, al igual que en muchos otros lugares del mundo, el agua de riego es un elemento clave para la producción agrícola y una fuente de importantes significados y conflictos. Considero que para entender un sistema de riego, primero es necesario entender a la comunidad. Como forma social predominante y productora de cultura en Ecuador, Bolivia y Perú, la comunidad andina debe entenderse como una entidad atravesada por conflictos inherentes a ella. Encarna, a la vez, una orientación cultural en donde la identidad local y la producción se vinculan estrechamente con los paisajes sagrados. En este análisis recalco que los sistemas de riego en la zona andina también deben enfocarse considerando las fuerzas regionales, nacionales e internacionales que penetran en la comunidad. Asimismo, es necesario tener en cuenta la profunda brecha cultural presente en la sociedad peru...

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The important role that water management has played in social organization and in the formation of so-called "hydraulic societies" is an issue that has interested many social scientists. The following article, which focuses on communal work, demonstrates the importance of water in the social organization of an Andean peasant community. The author is a postgraduate student of Anthropology at the Pontifical Catholic University. This article is part of a thesis prepared at the Post-Graduate of the Pontifical Catholic University.

The article does not present a summary.

The article does not present a summary.

The important role that water management has played in social organization and in the formation of so-called "hydraulic societies" is an issue that has interested many social scientists. The following article, which focuses on communal work, demonstrates the importance of water in the social organization of an Andean peasant community. The author is a postgraduate student of Anthropology at the Pontifical Catholic University. This article is part of a thesis prepared at the Post-Graduate of the Pontifical Catholic University.

The article does not present a summary.

The important role that water management has played in social organization and in the formation of so-called "hydraulic societies" is an issue that has interested many social scientists. The following article, which focuses on communal work, demonstrates the importance of water in the social organization of an Andean peasant community. The author is a postgraduate student of Anthropology at the Pontifical Catholic University. This article is part of a thesis prepared at the Post-Graduate of the Pontifical Catholic University.

The article does not present a summary.

The article does not present a summary.