Tierra arrasada

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

When looking at historical photographs of Guadalupe residents, one sees the faces that represent the area s unique and diverse past. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Chumash and mapped by Spanish explorers, Guadalupe was first named in the 1840s Mexican land grant honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe, the title given to the Virgin Mary. Through the years, waves of immigrants made their way to Guadalupe to take advantage of the fertile soil and unique geographic features, the most prominent of which are the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, which contain some of the tallest sand dunes on Earth and have...

Bajo la bruma de la derrota en la Guerra del Pacífico, ante el reto de la reconstrucción, emerge el perfil de un “verdadero Perú”, andino e indígena. Con la palabra escrita y su propia imaginación como vehículos emprende su exploración la intelectualidad. Como negación idealizada del país derrotado en las pampas de San Juan, como tierra prometida de la nacionalidad, brota de sus escritos la región serrana. Trazan sus viajes letrados la hoja de ruta moral para una refundación nacional. Del pasado prehispánico a la vanguardia europea vuela la imaginación en busca de una...