Implantação de hidroelétricas em Tolima (Colômbia): Impactos socioculturais e econômicos nas áreas das comunidades indígenas do município de Prado - Tolima

Abstract

Colombia joins every day more to the process of neoliberal globalization. This process materializes in a differentiated way in the multiple local territories, giving rise to a redefinition and the production of a new specialty according to the needs. This process has generated the implementation of large projects that have as strategy and dynamics the transformation of territories through the use of land and natural resources. From its implantation emerge social, economic and environmental processes not always favorable to the places of installation, which are the results of the implementation of these projects. The present analysis gives emphasis in these results, especially social aspects referring to the communities residing in these areas of influence of these projects. In this scenario is the installation of the meadow hydroelectric plant in the state of Tolima. The presence of this hydroelectric plant brought countless consequences to the communities installed there, particularly to the indigenous people who were forced to leave their areas due to the forced displacement caused by the presence of this great investment. The consequence for the victims of this process which also includes peasants are changes in their life history and consequently their survival. Forcing them to modify the social, cultural and economic activities that surround the whole area of direct influence of the hydroelectric project.