POR LOS CAMINOS DE LA IDENTIDAD Y DEL DESARROLLO REGIONAL

the analysis and study of trails in chile’s historical cartography will show us a complex and integrated territory in contrast to the present slanted linear vision (north-south). the recovery of an east-west vision, rooted in a mapuche and colonial past, represents a new perspective on regional development problems and an answer to regional (region viii and ix) and international border crossing revitalization (related to the argentine provinces of neuquén, mendoza, río negro and pampa). the retracing of the old footpaths will help us to render that land more understandable and to intensify its territorial identity as clues for future development.