Humans-coyotes relations in the Province of Cartago, Costa Rica: an introductory reflection on proximity ecologies
Relaciones humanos-coyotes en la provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica: una reflexión introductoria sobre las ecologías de proximidad
Relações humanos-coiotes na província de Cartago, Costa Rica: uma reflexão introdutória sobre as ecologias de proximidade
| 2023 | |
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Geografías más que humanas Humanidades ambientales Interfaces naturaleza-cultura Paisajes multiespecie Relaciones humanos-animales More-than-human geography Environmental humanities Nature-culture interface Multi-species landscape Human-animal relations Geografias mais-que-humanas Humanidades ambientais Interfaces natureza-cultura Paisagens multiespécie Relações humanos-animais |
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| Español | |
| Universidad de Montevideo | |
| REDUM | |
| http://revistas.um.edu.uy/index.php/revistahumanidades/article/view/1133 | |
| Acceso abierto | |
| Atribución 4.0 Internacional |
| Sumario: | In this essay, I inquire into the human-coyote relationships in the Province of Cartago, Costa Rica. I point out that the increase in the number of coyotes sightings in urban and semi-urban spaces, since the early days of the lockdown (first semester, 2020) caused by COVID-19 pandemic. I mobilize my own fieldwork experience with the rural community of San Gerardo de Oreamuno (North zone of Cartago) to elaborate the empirical case study. I propose the concept of «ecologies of proximity» to analyze the conformation of territories of (co)existence in that community. My reflections explore situated ways in which the presence-coyote can be used to organize new stories of multi-species cohabitation. In doing so, it’s possible to reveal the emergence of modes of relationships that challenge the prevailing anthropocentric narrative of progress, development, and sustainability. |
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