La configuración espacial, territorial y cultural de la región limítrofe de Colombia con Venezuela. Presupuestos teóricos, lineamientos y límites

• Main Author: Leonardo Moreno González
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Industrial de Santander 2010-12-01
• Series: Cambios y Permanencias
• Subjects: Territory; region; space; pre-Hispanic settlement; archaeological; ethno historical.
• Online Access: http://revistas.uis.edu.co/index.php/revistacyp/article/view/7562/7802

This article uses a critical review to explore theoretical guidelines to propose a representation of a historical and cultural area between the North-eastern border of Colombia and the states of Tachiraand Merida of the Republic of Venezuela. This representation aims to understand and compare historical and cultural dynamics of pre-Hispanic settlements. Thus, this bordering region is presented as a living territory with constant variations across over time and space, which forms a complex network of trade and people without national borders. The Lake of Maracaibo is the focus of this interdisciplinary research that combines archaeological, ethno historicaland economical sources to approach a more complete view of the past