Farmers and Breeders of Bogota Plateau in Face of Climatic Changes in the 18th Century ; Los agricultores y ganaderos de la sabana de Bogotá frente a las fluctuaciones climáticas del siglo XVIII

This research analyzes the adaptation of the farmers and breeders of Bogota plateau to confront droughts and floods that occurred during the 18th century. Based on qualitative information in official colonial documents, letters and notebooks of travelers, this research reconstructed the chronology of prolonged droughts and floods that caused damage to infrastructure, crops and herds. The results emphasize on the response of the farmers and ranchers, included land use according to microclimates of the region, informal construction of water infrastructure and food stocks. ; El artículo analiza l... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Mora Pacheco, Katherinne Giselle
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Verlag/Hrsg.: Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia
Schlagwörter: Adaptation to climate variability / agriculture / Bogota / droughts / floods / livestock / adaptación a la variabilidad climática / agricultura / ganadería / inundaciones / sabana de Bogotá / sequías
Sprache: Spanish
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Link(s) : https://revistas.icanh.gov.co/index.php/fh/article/view/87

This research analyzes the adaptation of the farmers and breeders of Bogota plateau to confront droughts and floods that occurred during the 18th century. Based on qualitative information in official colonial documents, letters and notebooks of travelers, this research reconstructed the chronology of prolonged droughts and floods that caused damage to infrastructure, crops and herds. The results emphasize on the response of the farmers and ranchers, included land use according to microclimates of the region, informal construction of water infrastructure and food stocks. ; El artículo analiza las formas de adaptación de los agricultores y ganaderos del occidente de la sabana de Bogotá a las sequías e inundaciones que se presentaron durante el siglo XVIII. A partir de información cualitativa de documentos oficiales, correspondencia y relatos de viajeros, reconstruye la cronología de lassequías prolongadas y las inundaciones que causaron daños considerables en la infraestructura, los hatos y los cultivos. Enfatiza en las respuestas de los labradores, que incluyeron el uso del suelo de acuerdo con los microclimas de la región, la construcción informal de infraestructura hidráulica y las reservas de alimentos.