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Serranía del Perijá: Geografía, capital humano, economía y medio ambiente

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  • María Aguilera Díaz

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La serranía del Perijá está ubicada al norte de Colombia y comparte frontera con Venezuela. Es un territorio de importancia biológica para el país y la humanidad por los servicios ambientales. Además, tiene resguardos que favorecen a los indígenas yuko-yupkas y los baris, etnias que están casi extinguidas. La economía se base en el sector primario, una parte agropecuaria y otra minera. En la primera se destacan los cultivos permanentes de palma de aceite, café, cacao y la ganadería bovina extensiva, y en la segunda la extracción de carbón que provee regalías y paga impuestos, pero contamina las fuentes hídricas, el suelo y el aire. La población rural, la cual padece altos índices de pobreza, ha sido la principal afectada por el conflicto armado en la región. ******ABSTRACT: Serranía del Perija is located at north of Colombia and shares a border with Venezuela. It is a territory with biological importance for the country and humanity because of the environmental services. Furthermore, this place has safeguards that favor indigenous yuko-yupkas and baris, ethnic groups that are almost extinct. The economy is based on the primary sector, agriculture and mining. In the first sector, stands out the permanent crops of palm oil, coffee, cocoa and extensive cattle; in the second one, the coal extraction that provides royalties and pay taxes, but it pollutes water sources, soil and air. The rural population, which suffers high rates of poverty, has been the main affected by the armed conflict in the region.

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  • María Aguilera Díaz, 2016. "Serranía del Perijá: Geografía, capital humano, economía y medio ambiente," Documentos de Trabajo Sobre Economía Regional y Urbana 15244, Banco de la República, Economía Regional.
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    DOI: 10.32468/dtseru.249
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    Serranía del Perijá; Caribe colombiano; resguardos indígenas; agricultura; ganadería; minería.;
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    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q30 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - General
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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