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El artículo analiza las múltiples personalidades con las que se identifica el maíz en la mitología wixarika o huichola y evidencian la ambigüedad de las deidades o ancestros deificados de dicha tradición. Este análisis nos permite abordar algunos aspectos propios de la mitología nativa, como la relevancia del número cinco en tanto recurso retórico, y el principio de unidad que define a cada elemento como expresión de la totalidad, creando amplias redes de asociaciones entre elementos del entorno. Asimismo, se describe la vinculación entre los relatos asociados con la recolección del peyote y otros que tratan acerca del cultivo del maíz y el diluvio original. De esta manera se explica, entre otras cosas, el fundamento indígena de una de las creencias huicholas más difundidas: por qué el peyote —cactácea psicotrópica que crece en el altiplano potosino— es considerado el maíz de los ancestros.

Reseña del libro Los cuentos del predicador Historias y ficciones para la reforma de costumbres en la Nueva España.

Tesis (M. Sc) -- CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2012 ; El presente estudio evaluó el impacto del PINFOR a nivel familiar en los capitales de la comunidad de la población principalmente indígena ubicada en la Ecorregión Lachuá (ERL), Departamento de Alta Verapaz, e identificó el logro de los objetivos del PINFOR para el cual fue creado, a través del análisis de la percepción de los beneficiarios sobre el futuro de las plantaciones. Además, se evaluó su funcionamiento y resultados del Programa en Ecorregión a través de la evaluación de efectividad del Programa en la ERL. Para ello, se realizaron encuestas a 59 pobladores beneficiarios del Programa y a 59 pobladores no beneficiarios equivalentes al 0.63 porciento de la población de la Ecorregión. Las encuestas incluyeron preguntas sobre los capitales de la comunidad (humano, social, financiero, natural y político) e indicadores orientados al tema forestal principalmente, así como preguntas sobre el funcionamiento del Programa y al escenario futuro de los proyectos de reforestación y protección de bosques naturales. Los resultados indican que hay diferencias en los capitales entre los beneficiarios y no beneficiarios del Programa y, que hubo mediano impacto del PINFOR en los capitales humano, social y natural de los beneficiarios donde se observa que estos capitales están más fortalecidos con respecto al de los productores no beneficiarios. The present study evaluated the impact of PINFOR on the community capitals, at the family level, for a mostly indigenous population located in the Ecorregion Lachuá (ERL), Department of Alta Verapaz. Likewise, this study analyzed the contribution of PINFORto reach the objectives for which it was created, by valuing the beneficiaries' perception about the future of the plantations. Furthermore, it assessed the functioning and the results of the Program through an evaluation of the Program's effectiveness in the ERL. In order to achieve this, 59 interviews to beneficiaries of the Program were completed, as well as 59 interviews to non-beneficiaries, equivalent to 0.63% of the Ecorregion's population. The interviews included questions about the community capitals (human, social, financial, natural, and political), with indicators orientated principally to forestry, and also inquired about the functioning of the Program and future scenarios for the reforestation and natural forest protection projects in the ERL. The results indicate that there is a difference in the community capitals between the Program's beneficiaries and the non-beneficiaries, and that the PINFOR had a medium impact on the human, social and natural capitals for the beneficiaries, showing a strengthening of these capitals in relationship to non-beneficiaries producers.

Tesis (M. Sc) -- CATIE, Turrialba (Costa Rica), 2012 ; El presente estudio evaluó el impacto del PINFOR a nivel familiar en los capitales de la comunidad de la población principalmente indígena ubicada en la Ecorregión Lachuá (ERL), Departamento de Alta Verapaz, e identificó el logro de los objetivos del PINFOR para el cual fue creado, a través del análisis de la percepción de los beneficiarios sobre el futuro de las plantaciones. Además, se evaluó su funcionamiento y resultados del Programa en Ecorregión a través de la evaluación de efectividad del Programa en la ERL. Para ello, se realizaron encuestas a 59 pobladores beneficiarios del Programa y a 59 pobladores no beneficiarios equivalentes al 0.63 porciento de la población de la Ecorregión. Las encuestas incluyeron preguntas sobre los capitales de la comunidad (humano, social, financiero, natural y político) e indicadores orientados al tema forestal principalmente, así como preguntas sobre el funcionamiento del Programa y al escenario futuro de los proyectos de reforestación y protección de bosques naturales. Los resultados indican que hay diferencias en los capitales entre los beneficiarios y no beneficiarios del Programa y, que hubo mediano impacto del PINFOR en los capitales humano, social y natural de los beneficiarios donde se observa que estos capitales están más fortalecidos con respecto al de los productores no beneficiarios. The present study evaluated the impact of PINFOR on the community capitals, at the family level, for a mostly indigenous population located in the Ecorregion Lachuá (ERL), Department of Alta Verapaz. Likewise, this study analyzed the contribution of PINFORto reach the objectives for which it was created, by valuing the beneficiaries' perception about the future of the plantations. Furthermore, it assessed the functioning and the results of the Program through an evaluation of the Program's effectiveness in the ERL. In order to achieve this, 59 interviews to beneficiaries of the Program were completed, as well as 59 interviews to non-beneficiaries, equivalent to 0.63% of the Ecorregion's population. The interviews included questions about the community capitals (human, social, financial, natural, and political), with indicators orientated principally to forestry, and also inquired about the functioning of the Program and future scenarios for the reforestation and natural forest protection projects in the ERL. The results indicate that there is a difference in the community capitals between the Program's beneficiaries and the non-beneficiaries, and that the PINFOR had a medium impact on the human, social and natural capitals for the beneficiaries, showing a strengthening of these capitals in relationship to non-beneficiaries producers.

In this study we present a review on the diet of the feral cat on the Canary archipelago, providing the first data from the reliet laurel forest (Garajonay National Park). Among the 403 prey items identified in this habitat, rats were most numerous followed by reptiles. A total of 1.047 scat groups has been studied in the lat eight years from the main habitats of the Canaries. Most of the 2.963 prey items identified represent introduced mammals (rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus; mouse, Mus cf.musculus and rat. Rattus sp.). These prey were commonly captured in most habitats with the exception of high mountain scrub. In this habitat, reptiles were taken instead introduced mammals. They were also more commonly included in the diet from open grpund and open forest than from the denser forest. Birds were more frecuently consumed in the forest than in open areas. Anthropods appeared in significant proportions in the scats from habitats where these items reached high numbers. The results indicate that the diet of feral cats clearly varies according to the different habitats. ; The authors would like to express their gratitude to Ornistudio S. L. specially to K. Emmerson, M. Oramas and E. C. Hernández for donating some of the material and data. A. Martín and J. C. Rando identified some prey items, and the ICONA's personal from La Gomera Island gave logistic support. All the studies carried out on the diet of feral cats on the Canaries were done without any government economie support. Bernie Zonfrillo revised the manuscript and made helpful comments. ; Peer reviewed

ch. 1. The links between terrorism and geography -- ch. 2. Terrorist networks in geographic-social hybrid space -- ch. 3. The geography of terrorism : aspirational geography and safe havens -- ch. 4. Sociocultural understanding, geospatial data/technologies, and opportunities for countering terrorism -- ch. 5. Terrorism risk and vulnerability -- ch. 6. Influences on the future geography of terrorism.

"While geography is not the only factor to shape human behavior, its influence on terrorists' motivations, behaviors, options, and activities is a primary consideration in understanding terrorism. Taking a different approach than many other books on terrorism, The Geography of International Terrorism: An Introduction to Spaces and Places of Violent Non-State Groups presents an accessible, cross-disciplinary approach to managing terrorism on a global scale. The authors articulate the role of physical and human geography in terrorist ideology, operations, haven formation, and control. Providing the wider perspective required for preempting and countering terrorism, the book focuses on the geographic perspective in a more explicit manner than previous treatments of the topic. The authors examine networks as global systems and discuss new geospatial technologies in counterterrorism, supplying a blend of concepts and techniques that support policy development within the governing counter terrorist community. There are hundreds of books on terrorism, but few if any focus on the influence of geography, geospatial analysis, and geospatial intelligence approaches. A combination of academic theory and practical applications, this book provides the vertical linkage between topics at the high resolution level, such as sense of place and cultural identity of a clan or tribe with regional and global geographic-scale issues critical to understanding 21st century international terrorist groups."--Publisher's website