Abstract

GASCO, Alejandra et al. Summer stays -veranadas- without borders. An ethnography of pastoralists in Central Western Argentina. Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2015, vol.8, n.2, pp.133-146. ISSN 1852-060X.

As part of a larger research project, an ethnographic project was carried out in central western Argentina. It was based on participant-observation of the everyday life of a modern group of goat herders that make summer stays -veranadas- in the high-mountain valleys in the Andes in the southwest of the province of San Juan. In this region, these are the only documented transhumant groups. Seasonal movements between the Argentine highlands and the Chilean lowlands show evidence of long-term continuity of some traditional cultural practices in spite of national laws that restrict movement in areas near the international border. This research led to questions that went beyond the initial research design to include the ways these groups understand the international border territory and the ways it affects their movements and use of mountain environments.

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