Erosion, Culture and Geoheritage; the Case of Santo Domingo Yanhuitlán, Oaxaca, México
Por:
Luis Palacio-Prieto, Jose, Rosado-Gonzalez, Emmaline, Ramirez-Miguel, Xochitl, Oropeza-Orozco, Oralia, Cram-Heydrich, Silke, Arturo Ortiz-Perez, Mario, Manuel Figueroa-Mah-Eng, Jose, Fernandez de Castro-Martinez, Gonzalo
Publicada:
1 dic 2016
Resumen:
The Mixteca Alta has some of the most important traces of Mesoamerican culture and is characterized by a variety of conspicuous erosional features strongly related to traditional farming practices carried out for more than 3500 years. These features represent a valuable geoheritage that can show the relationship between geology and society and promote the knowledge of Earth sciences among members of the general and specialized public. These erosional features include gullies, badlands, erosive amphitheatres derived from fluvial and mass-wasting processes, alluvial deposits, palaeosols and water and sediment traps used for farming purposes (locally known as lamabordos). Other sites of interest include examples of intrusive magmatic dikes, spheroidal weathering and sites of palaeontological interest. The identification of these sites leads to the proposal of three geotrails; these represent the basis for geotourism in the study area, as an alternative for local economic development. © 2016, The European Association for Conservation of the Geological Heritage.
Filiaciones:
Luis Palacio-Prieto, Jose:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Rosado-Gonzalez, Emmaline:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Ramirez-Miguel, Xochitl:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Oropeza-Orozco, Oralia:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Cram-Heydrich, Silke:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Arturo Ortiz-Perez, Mario:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Manuel Figueroa-Mah-Eng, Jose:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Fernandez de Castro-Martinez, Gonzalo:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Geog, Ciudad Univ, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
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