Tzuultaq’a: defensa territorial y diferencia radical entre los mayas q’eqchi’

Abstract

El objetivo de este trabajo es argumentar que los conflictos territoriales que afectan al pueblo maya q’eqchi de Sierra de las Minas, Guatemala, representan conflictos ontologicos en que lo que se defiende no es simplemente un conjunto de recursos naturales, sino una diferencia ontologica radical reflejada en modos de vivir particulares. El trabajo se construyo con base en trabajo etnografico y entrevistas a lideres comunitarios. Se llego a la conclusion de que las disputas territoriales que se desarrollan en dicha region no se limitan al ambito geografico y de la cultura, sino que se afincan en una diferencia ontologica radical.  The objective of this paper is to argue that the territorial conflicts that affect the Q'eqchi Mayan people of Sierra de las Minas, Guatemala, represent ontological conflicts in which are defended not simply a set of natural resources, but a radical ontological difference reflected in particular ways of living. It was built based on ethnographic work and interviews with community leaders. It was concluded that the territorial disputes that take place in this region are not limited to the geographic and cultural scope, but that they are rooted in a radical ontological difference . The objective of this paper is to argue that the territorial conflicts that affect the Q'eqchi Mayan people of Sierra de las Minas, Guatemala, represent ontological conflicts in which are defended not simply a set of natural resources, but a radical ontological difference reflected in particular ways of living. It was built based on ethnographic work and interviews with community leaders. It was concluded that the territorial disputes that take place in this region are not limited to the geographic and cultural scope, but that they are rooted in a radical ontological difference .