Longevidad y pobreza extrema en Huancavelica, Perú
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2018-10-18
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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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El presente artículo examina el interesante caso de pobladores andinos longevos que se sitúan en los estratos de pobreza extrema en el Perú. Se usa el término “longevidad” para referirse a cualquier individuo que tiene más de noventa años y que es activamente funcional. Existen escasas referencias antropológicas sobre la longevidad en los andes peruanos. Aquí nos enfocamos en las personas que alcanzan los cien años o más en condiciones de extrema pobreza y a quienes pudimos visitar en el campo, en donde nos contaron sus modos de vida y lo que significa para ellos llegar a tan avanzada edad y cómo perciben su propia longevidad. Para ello, se tomaron en cuenta diversos factores como la alimentación, las relaciones sociales y las creencias de estas personas.
This article analyzes the case of local Andean long-lived population that paradoxically are located in extreme poverty areas in Peru. The term “longevity” is used to refer to any individual who is over ninety years of age and who is actively functional. There are only a few anthropological studies on longevity in the Peruvian Andes. This study focuses on people that reach an age of one hundred years or more living in extreme poverty conditions and who we could visit during fieldwork. The interviewees explain their ways of life and what it meant to reach such an old age and how they perceived their own longevity. For this matter, many diverse factors were taken into account, such as feeding, social relationships and personal beliefs.
This article analyzes the case of local Andean long-lived population that paradoxically are located in extreme poverty areas in Peru. The term “longevity” is used to refer to any individual who is over ninety years of age and who is actively functional. There are only a few anthropological studies on longevity in the Peruvian Andes. This study focuses on people that reach an age of one hundred years or more living in extreme poverty conditions and who we could visit during fieldwork. The interviewees explain their ways of life and what it meant to reach such an old age and how they perceived their own longevity. For this matter, many diverse factors were taken into account, such as feeding, social relationships and personal beliefs.
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Longevidad, Centenarios, Salud, Extrema pobreza, Andes
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