Abstract

GOMORA ALARCON, Jonathan. The mexican riverbank of the Suchiate River, a frontier territory endangered. Conflicts caused by water resource plentiful. Rev. pueblos front. digit. [online]. 2014, vol.9, n.17, pp.59-77. ISSN 1870-4115.  https://doi.org/10.22201/cimsur.18704115e.2014.17.63.

Along the border between Mexico, Guatemala and Belize there are more than six rivers that cross the Guatemalan border and flow into Mexico and Belize. However, only three are known as border rivers. Two pertain to the border between Mexico and Guatemala: the Suchiate and the Usumacinta. The third one, the Hondo River, flows between Mexico and Belize. Eroded by weather events, among events of other kinds, the gradual disappearance of the riviera to the Suchiate River has given rise to deep concern. This concern, however, is more local than international. Fieldwork conducted in the lower transborder water basin of the Suchiate Riviera identified the current situation of the communal lands (known as ejidos in Mexico) and the problems faced as a result of the hydraulic works. These works, carried out to contain and engineer the river, fail to take into account the social participation of local stakeholders.

Keywords : conflict; water; southern border; Suchiate River.

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