La pandemia del Coronavirus en la Amazonía ecuatoriana

vulnerabilities and obliviation of state

Authors

  • Ivette Rossana Vallejo Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
  • Katy Alvarez Central University of Ecuador

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v29i1p94-110

Keywords:

coronavirus, pandemic, indigenous people, Amazon

Abstract

The Coronavirus pandemic, generated from the so-called SARS-CoV-2, unleashed a worldwide health crisis, with Latin America currently being the epicenter of the damage. Although in several countries of the region, the most populous cities are those with the highest cases of infection and death, the situations facing the Amazon basin, mainly in Brazil, Peru, Colombia and Ecuador are very worrying. In this article we focus on the Ecuadorian Amazon, with the framing of the figures of the pandemic, the cases of contagion in indigenous peoples and nationalities, the vulnerabilities, and the neglect of the State in guaranteeing access to health, prevention and management of the pandemic with attention to the specificities of geographic and cultural contexts. Finally, we present the actions carried out by indigenous organizations to curb the coronavirus.

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Author Biography

  • Katy Alvarez, Central University of Ecuador

    PhD in History of the Andes (Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, FLACSO Ecuador; Master in Social Sciences with mention in Anthropology, FLACSO Ecuador, Bachelor of Sociology, Central University of Ecuador). Currently a professor at the Graduate Institute of the Faculty of Jurisprudence, Central University of Ecuador.

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Published

2020-06-10

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (2020)

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Articles and Essays

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How to Cite

Vallejo, I. R., & Alvarez, K. (2020). La pandemia del Coronavirus en la Amazonía ecuatoriana: vulnerabilities and obliviation of state. Cadernos De Campo (São Paulo, 1991), 29(1), 94-110. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v29i1p94-110