Trayectorias migratorias de los aymaras del altiplano peruano

Abstract

The Aymara migrations, that occurred in the Peruv - ian highlands between 1991-1992 caused by the drought, highlight the importance of Lake Titicaca as a zone of biological and cultural diversity. The purpose of the article is to analyze, from a qualitative perspective, the high sensitivity to climate change experienced by the population living in this circumlacustrine geographic space. The findings reflect families’, whose subsistence economy collapsed due to the food crisis, devastating experience forcing them to emigrate. This process is doubly painful for the Aymara, who arrive in a hostile urban setting in which cultural prejudice and contempt for the “indigenous” predominate; nevertheless, success stories stand out.