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HOW WOMEN IN THE ANDEAN HIGHLANDS OF PERU USE RELIGION TO MAKE HEALTHCARE DECISIONS
Religious syncretism is common in Andean highlands. Andean highland women and key informants were interviewed to study the influence Christianity has exerted on women's choice of medical care, i.e. modern medicine vs. traditional medicine. The data were collected during a summer study abroad …
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What is the impact of livelihood strategies on farmers' climate risk perceptions in the Bolivian highlands?
The Andean Highland region in Bolivia possesses a harsh climate environment that is highly variable. This study combines risk perception literature and livelihood strategy literature to examine climate risk perceptions. Studying the risk perceptions of the Aymara people can give policy-makers an …
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of grounwater in the Andean Highlands in northern Ecuador
… area of the páramo ecosystem in the Andean Highland in northern Ecuador proposed to meet a fraction of the future water demand in the Metropolitan District of Quito (MDQ). Tracer techniques and Darcian-based formulations were used to determine the groundwater dynamics by means of some …