Volume 16, Number 1, April 2017
What should an overtly critical Latin Americanist geography look like? That’s the question we explore in this introduction to The Journal of Latin...
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Volume 15, Number 3, November 2016
The third and final issue of the Journal of Latin American Geography in 2016 continues with the established tradition of covering a wide...
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After-Eden: Narratives of Nature, Degradation, and Poverty in Amazonian Discourse
In this article, I consider the environmental narratives of an Amazonian expedition at the turn of the 21st century, called Amazon Quest, a...
What Drives Downsizing of Protected Areas?: A Case Study of Amazon National Park
Researchers, NGOs, and the Brazilin government have paid significant attention to the preservation of Brazil’s natural landscapes. As a result, more than 25...
Latin American Corruption in Geographic Perspective
Abstract Corruption, the misuse of public office for private gains, is a cancerous phenomenon in Latin America, although it varies widely among countries...
Building Cities, Constructing Citizens: Sustainable Rural Cities in Chiapas, Mexico
Abstract This paper examines changes in socio-spatial practices that have resulted from the relocation of peasant and indigenous communities into Sustainable Rural Cities...
State Forestry Incentives and Community Stewardship: A Political Ecology of Payments and Compensation for Ecosystem Services in Guatemala’s Highlands
Abstract Many payments for ecosystem services (PES) programs in Latin America aim to provide motivation for environmental protection through valuing services and providing...
“No Trespassing”: Changing and Contested Rights to Land in the Guyanese Amazon
Abstract The Makushi and Wapishana peoples of the Rupununi region of Guyana have been fighting for the rights to their traditional territories since...
Spatial Patterns of Frontier Settlement: Balancing Conservation and Development
Abstract Amazonian deforestation has declined recently, but Brazil’s infrastructure plans continue to target the region. In the interest of sustainable development, this article...
