Zonas de Reserva Campesina y territorialidades vivas en el Sumapaz
Abstract
This article analyzes the role of Campesino Land Reserves (ZRC) in shaping living territorialities and campesino struggles in the Sumapaz region of Colombia. Drawing on political ecology and decolonial theory, it examines the ZRC as a legal mechanism, a space of identity, and a site where the páramo is configured as a living territory. Based on fieldwork in San Juan, Betania, and Nazareth, the study shows how campesino communities reconfigure notions of nature, justice, and development through a biocentric vision, consolidating collective identities, resistance, and alternative horizons against state and extractive logics.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Agriculture
Land Use
Rural Development
Social Sciences and Humanities
Latin American Cultural Politics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Revista de Estudios Colombianos
- Volume
- 66
- Publication date
- 16 January 2026