Latinoamérica, mitos y realidades al sur del Trópico (Texto base 2009 / edición crítica revisada 2026)

Latinoamérica, mitos y realidades al sur del Trópico is a philosophical–cultural essay originally written in 2009 and revised by the author in 2026 for academic deposit. The text reflects on the relationship between modern technology, the objectification of the world, and the revelatory function of art, drawing primarily on phenomenological philosophy, especially the thought of Martin Heidegger, alongside references to Plato, Nietzsche, Hölderlin, Shakespeare, and Rūmī. The essay analyzes modern technique as a mode of provocation that reduces nature, culture, and human existence to availability and functional resources, leading to a form of ontological impoverishment and anonymous existence. Against this horizon, art is examined as a privileged sphere of poíesis: a space where meaning is instituted, truth emerges as aletheia (unconcealment), and human freedom remains possible. Special attention is given to the role of myth, ritual, rhythm, and poetic resonance in Latin American cultural experience. Rather than approaching these elements as nostalgic survivals, the text interprets them as symbolic forms of resistance to technocratic rationality and cultural homogenization. Art is understood not as representation but as world-forming activity, capable of founding historical meaning and reactivating deep layers of collective memory. This critical edition preserves the conceptual structure and tone of the original text while incorporating editorial clarifications, contextual notes, and an explicit distinction between literal citations and conceptual paraphrases. The work is presented for scholarly consultation as part of the author’s curatorial and philosophical research developed in Latin America during the first decades of the 21st century.