Livelihoods in the municipality of rural families Tuta, Boyacá Medios de vida en familias campesinas del municipio de Tuta, Boyacá

This research takes as its central reference of the proposed Sustainable Livelihoods (presented by the Department for International Development -DFID) to discuss ways of life that affect the living conditions of family and community dynamics of the inhabitants of the Vereda Leonera, municipality of Tuta (Boyacá), according to the type of tangible and intangible resources (capital called by the DFID) of those who have individually or collectively to meet their needs and achieve a dignified livelihood. Through ethnographic and participatory tools in the research process contributed 30 peasant families classified into two types: Traditional Farms 14 families and 16 families of diversified farms, also included 10 students from 16 to 18 years of School General Santander, mostly belonging to these families, along with this population, worked the following categories: a) Comparative analysis of the majorcapitals in traditional and diversified farms, b) Relationship between capitals, c) Structures, Strategies, Processes and Achievements, d ) Context of Vulnerability and e) potential for sustainability. This research affirms the systemic approach and dynamic approach to Sustainable Livelihoods showingthat the relationship between different capitals is interdependent, and that determines the conditions to address the vulnerability context: the families ofthe two types of farms face the same shocks and trends in context, whatmakes them different in this respect is the life cycle where they are and the strategies they adopt to maintain the farming system as the basis of its economy. Esta investigación toma como referente la propuesta de los Medios de Vida Sostenibles (presentada por el Department for International Development –DFID del Reino Unido), para analizar los que influyen en las condiciones familiares y la dinámica comunitaria de los habitantes de la Vereda Leonera, Municipio de Tuta (Boyacá), de acuerdo con los recursos tangibles e intangibles (llamados capitales por el DFID) con que cuentan para satisfacer sus necesidades y alcanzar la subsistencia en forma digna. Por medio de herramientas etnográficas y participativas, en el proceso investigativo contribuyeron 30 familias campesinas clasificadas así: 14 familias de Fincas Tradicionales y 16 de Fincas Diversificadas; también participaron 10 estudiantes entre 16 y 18 a os de edad, de la Institución Educativa General Santander, en su mayoría pertenecientes a dichas familias. Igualmente, se emplearon las siguientes categorías: análisis comparativo de los principales capitales en las fincas tradicionales y di