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JLAG is a peer-reviewed journal from the Conference of Latin American Geography publishing original geographical and interdisciplinary scholarship on Latin America & Caribbean and its diaspora. https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/240
In The Unequal Ocean, Viatori provides insights into how the Pacific Ocean shapes society in Peru. Young finds that the book offers a useful overview for those interested in socio-environmental concerns from a marine perspective, based on an ethnographic approach.
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Norris explores Nemer's ethnographic work in the Vitória favelas and the potential for human liberation through favela residents' appropriation of technology, drawing connections to Paulo Freire's work.
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The book reviewed by Brown provides an overlooked view of key individuals and their projects in agricultural development. He notes most scholars within Latin Americanist geography focus on why rural land managers decide, not on those setting the context.
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Patricio Navia reviews the work of Osberger, social worker and psychotherapist, specializing in trauma and torture, whose memoir reflects on the brutality witnessed during the early years of Pinochet’s military dictatorship in Chile.
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In this review, Rasmussen notes how the Bennison's book invites reflection on historical continuities and ruptures in the constitution of water authorities and their relationship to broader societal reproduction.
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The global Hass avocado market has grown with demand from the U.S., Europe and China. Beyond Mexico, producers like Peru, Chile & Colombia have expanded. Colombia, now second-largest, faces overexploitation of water and conversion of forests into agricultural lands.
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Guerrero describe la principal región productora y exportadora de aguacate del mundo. La creciente demanda, a menudo procedente del mercado estadounidense, se enfrenta a la ausencia de un sistema gubernamental que regule la expansión descontrolada de las plantaciones.
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This JLAG Perspective describes the socio-ecological consequences of high U.S. demand for avocados, which acts upon and transforms Mexican landscapes, as highland forests in Michoacán, Mexico, are cleared for avocado farming for export north.
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This article analyzes the challenges, procedures, and performance of land regularization programs in Maranhão. Brazil’s urban trends present challenges for socio-spatial policies, given the need to guarantee quality in public services and reduce inequalities.
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Following the 2022 proposal from the Unión de Trabajadores de la Tierra for a Land Access, Adriaensens, Dessein and Adam compares the 2018 and 2002 agricultural censuses, examining land concentration and distribution, crop cultivation, and the use of agrochemicals.
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Moreno analiza la cartografía y el paisaje de dos nodos de la cadena de comercio de grana cochinilla en la Nueva España del siglo XVII. Las fuentes muestran la producción, el comercio y los usos, centrándose en la propiedad de la tierra y la introducción del ganado.
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Frisbie, Spera and Salisbury investigates transboundary roadbuilding in Brazil and Peru and the potential impact on several ecosystem services, including intact land cover, carbon sequestration, wildlife diversity, habitat connectivity, and ethnolinguistic diversity.
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En esta Carta del Equipo Editorial, se expresa el continuo compromiso con la misión de integración y apoyo a la investigación diversa en el contexto de la geografía en y de América Latina.
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Na Carta da Equipe Editorial desta edição, expressamos o contínuo comprometimento com a missão de integração e apoio para pesquisas diversas no contexto da geografia da e na América Latina.
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In this issue’s Letter from the Editors, we express our continued commitment to the mission of integration and support for diverse research in the context of geographers in and of Latin America.
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@jlatamgeog.bsky.social is proud to announce the publication of issue 24(1).
@jlatamgeog.bsky.social está orgullosa de anunciar la publicación del número 24(1).
@jlatamgeog.bsky.social tem orgulho de anunciar a publicação da edição 24(1).
Reminder! 🌟AAG JLAG Lecture: "Weaving together the Americas: Communities, bridges, belonging, from Abya Yala to Turtle Island" with Lorena Muñoz, Sofia Zaragocin, Yolanda Valencia & Madelaine Cahuas. 🌎 TODAY 10:10-11:30, Room 430A, Level 4, Huntington Place. All welcome🧉@geographers.bsky.social #AAG
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24.03.2025 19:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Organized by Gaby Valdivia (JLAG) and Nick Padilla (LASG), and generously sponsored by the Conference of Latin American Geography (CLAG).
All AAG attendees welcome!
Details:
Thursday 27 March 2025
10:10 - 11:30 AM
Room: 430A, Level 4, Huntington Place
The panel will explore the possibilities of a relationship between Latinx and Latin Americanist geographies that is tuned to cross-hemispheric processes and politics, diverse experiences, and the insights, methods, and commitments of both geographic fields.
24.03.2025 19:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 02025 JLAG Lecture, AAG Detroit: "Weaving together the Americas: Communities, bridges, belonging, from Abya Yala to Turtle Island", featuring Lorena Muñoz, Sofia Zaragocin, Yolanda Valencia, and Madelaine Cahuas, who will reflect on the intersections of Latin American and Latinx geographies.
24.03.2025 19:24 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 1Job announcement!
"Associate Professor/Professor - Environment and Climate in Caribbean Studies" See link below for full info 👇
jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-... #climatesky #geosky #greensky @geographers.bsky.social @lag-uk.bsky.social @jlatamgeog.bsky.social
