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The neotropical orchid genus Telipogon Kunth was established in 1815 and currently comprises more than 250 species. Representatives of this genus are generally epiphytic plants lacking pseudobulbs. The stem is either abbreviated or elongate and the leaves are conduplicate. Flowers are usually resupinate with small sepals and petals similar to the lip, but sometimes different. The gynostemium is covered by stiff or soft hairs. This monograph is a presentation of taxonomic diversity of the orchid genus Telipogon in Colombia and adjecent areas. Morphological characteristics of a total of 96 Telipogon species from Colombia are presented together with information about over 50 taxa found in neighboring countries. A brief discussion of an additional seven taxa described in Colombia, but insufficiently characterized, is also given. Illustrations of perianth segments of almost all national genus representatives are provided. Twenty-five species are described in this paper for the first time – Telipogon alinae, T. bicallosus, T. bugalagrandei, T. castanedoi, T. chimborazoensis, T. cocuyensis, T. cuatrecasasii, T. fassetti, T. fernandezii, T. flabellatus, T. garayi, T. hirsutus, T. huertasii, T. idroboi, T. killipi, T. kraenzlinianus, T. orozcoi, T. pasquillensis, T. schlimii, T. spathipetala, T. sumapazensis, T. tolimensis, T. trianae, T. trilabiatus, and T. verrucosus. Several morphologically consistent groups are distinguished to facilitate identification of Telipogon representatives. Keys for determination of species within each group are provided.

biodiversity --- Andean region --- tropics --- forest --- species identification

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This edited volume brings together several scholars who have produced outstanding ethnographies of Andean communities, mostly in Peru but also in neighbouring countries. These ethnographies were published between the 1970s and 2000s, following different theoretical and thematic approaches, and they often transcended the boundaries of case studies to become important reference works on key aspects of Andean culture: for example, the symbolism and ritual uses of coca in the case of Catherine J. Allen; agricultural rituals and internal social divisions in the case of Peter Gose; social organisation and kinship in the case of Billie Jean Isbell; the use of khipus and concepts of literacy in the case of Frank Salomon; and the management and ritual dimensions of water and irrigation in the case of Ricardo Valderrama and Carmen Escalante. In their chapters the authors revisit their original works in the light of contemporary anthropology, focusing on different academic and personal aspects of their ethnographies. For example, they explain how they chose the communities they worked in; the personal relations they established there during fieldwork; the kind of links they have maintained; and how these communities have changed over time. They also review their original methodological and theoretical approaches and findings, reassessing their validity and explaining how their views have evolved or changed since they originally conducted their fieldwork and published their studies. This book also offers a review of the evolution and role of community ethnographies in the context of Andean anthropology. These ethnographies had a significant influence between the 1940s and 1980s, when they could be roughly divided – following Olivia Harris – between ‘long-termist’ and ‘short-termist’ approaches, depending on predominant focuses on historical continuities or social change respectively. However, by the 1990s these works came to be widely considered as too limited and subjective in the context of wider academic changes, such as the emergence of postmodern trends, and reflective and literary turns in anthropology. Overall, the book aims to reflect on this evolution of community ethnographies in the Andes, and on their contribution to the study of Andean culture.

Communities. --- Ethnology. --- Andes Region. --- Cultural anthropology --- Ethnography --- Races of man --- Social anthropology --- Anthropology --- Human beings --- Community --- Social groups --- Acuerdo de Cartagena countries --- Andean countries --- Andean region

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Andes Region --- Latin America --- Andes Region. --- Latin America. --- History --- history --- latin america --- history of colombia --- Asociación Latinoamericana de Libre Comercio countries --- Neotropical region --- Neotropics --- New World tropics --- Spanish America --- Acuerdo de Cartagena countries --- Andean countries --- Andean region

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El Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Études Andines es una revista pluridisciplinaria funcionando con comité científico, en ciencias sociales y humanas. Se ha creado en 1972. En sus 3 números anuales (2 misceláneos y uno temático) presenta artículos científicos inéditos sobre países andinos: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú, principalmente. Divulga conocimientos de los investigadores o ex investigadores del IFEA o de los investigadores andinos o andinistas que trabajan sobre esta área geográfica.

Indians of South America --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Periodicals --- Périodiques --- Andes --- Indians of South America. --- Andes Region --- Andes. --- Andes Region. --- Peru --- institutes --- periodical --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Périodiques --- DOAJ-E EJANTHR EJETUDE EPUB-ALPHA-B EPUB-PER-FT REVORG-E --- anthropology --- history --- archaeology --- geography --- ethnology --- American aborigines --- American Indians --- Indigenous peoples --- Industries --- Ethnology --- Acuerdo de Cartagena countries --- Andean countries --- Andean region --- Peuples autochtones

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En milieu montagnard tropical, où les risques d'érosion sont naturellement élevés, la mise en culture des terres entraîne l'aggravation des processus. Ainsi, les versants des Andes équatoriennes, intensément cultivés, connaissent une érosion qui affecte la fertilité des sols et donc la production agricole dont dépend le petit paysannat (minifundio) pour son alimentation. Il est urgent d'apporter des mesures de lutte antiérosives efficaces et adaptées aux conditions socio-économiques de la population. Mais les connaissances sur l'érosion et la lutte antiérosive dans le monde tropical, en particulier dans les milieux montagnards, sont encore fragmentaires, les scientifiques ayant longtemps privilégié l'étude théorique des processus. L'objectif de la recherche présentée dans cet ouvrage est de proposer une approche qui associe recherche fondamentale et appliquée permettant la mise en œuvre pratique de méthodes de lutte érosive. Cette étude s'est déroulée en trois étapes : diagnostic de l'érosion, mesures des processus, proposition et validation de méthodes antiérosives. Menée à l'échelle du terroir et de la parcelle paysanne, suivant une démarche formative et participative associant paysans, chercheurs et décideurs, elle montre que la lutte contre l'érosion est possible sur les hautes terres andines. Cette approche peut servir d'exemple pour poser les bases d'une agriculture de montagne durable en milieu tropical. Cet ouvrage s'adresse aux universitaires et chercheurs en géographie, pédologie, hydrologie et agronomie et par sa présentation didactique aux étudiants ainsi qu'aux décideurs. Ecuadoris a mountainous, volcanic country typical of the tropical part of the Andes range. The situation in the mountains—the Sierra—is special. Following an agrarian reform process with questionable results, many small farmers were shifted to slopes and highland areas, where many small cropped fields form a checkerboard pattern with low productivity, the «minifundio». This highland…

Zone tropicale --- Tropical zones --- Région d'altitude --- highlands --- Fertilité du sol --- soil fertility --- Érosion --- Erosion --- Mesure --- Measurement --- Lutte antiérosion --- erosion control --- Région andine --- Andean region --- Erosion. --- Environmental studies, Geography & Development --- sol --- ruissellement --- facteur anthropique --- pluie --- développement durable --- production agricole --- système de production --- petite propriété --- participation populaire --- érosion --- erosion --- runoff-andosols --- andes --- erosiòn --- escurrimiento --- andosoles --- lucha antierosiva --- montaña andina