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A Case Study Of The Conflicts Women Experience With Tourism And Immigration In Vilcabamba, Ecuador: A Sustainable Livelihoods Perspective, Fatima A. Cotton
A Case Study Of The Conflicts Women Experience With Tourism And Immigration In Vilcabamba, Ecuador: A Sustainable Livelihoods Perspective, Fatima A. Cotton
Department of Conflict Resolution Studies Theses and Dissertations
This research is situated in the community of Vilcabamba in the province of Loja, Ecuador. Vilcabamba is a small village in the southern Andes of Ecuador, approximately 28 miles (45km) from Loja city. Many people were drawn to the area because of stories they heard about people there living to be over 100 years old. Books and articles have been written in attempts to establish the veracity of these claims and to explore why the people of Vilcabamba are living so long. This dissertation is a qualitative case study that explores how the recent surge of tourism and immigration in …