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A Student Lens into the Region

Georgetown University
Center for Latin American Studies

Welcome to the CLAS Blog!

Current CLAS students are invited to use this platform to highlight their research, travels, and analytical writing.

Resiliencia

August 12, 2018

La resiliencia en términos amplios y generales en las ciencias sociales es entendida como la capacidad que tienen las personas y las comunidades para adaptarse de manera positiva a situaciones adversas y periodos de dolor. Durante mi pasantía en el SJR tuve la oportunidad de leer literatura producida por entidades locales y al mismo tiempo … More Resiliencia

La Leyenda de El Dorado y la Laguna de Guatavita

August 11, 2018

La Laguna de Guativita is located in the municipality of Sesquilé, about two hours outside of the city of Bogotá by car. The lake of Guatavita is located in what used to be the territory of an ancient indigenous tribe of Colombia, the Muiscas. There is a very famous legend that is tied to this … More La Leyenda de El Dorado y la Laguna de Guatavita

El Santuario de Las Lajas

August 11, 2018

The Sanctuary of Las Lajas located in Ipiales, Nariño, is a church that was built in the XVIII century as a form of adoration to the Virgin de Las Lajas. Ipiales is a small city, made up of a population of around merely 120,000 people, located in southern Nariño, around seven miles from the border … More El Santuario de Las Lajas