INICIOS DE SIGLO EN SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA: PROCESOS, ACTORES E IMAGINARIOS EN UNA LOCALIDAD ANDINA

presented in this essay is a social and historical interpretation of san pedro de atacama, its processes and social issues. san pedro is an andean locality inland from the coastal region of antofagasta (chile). like other locations, it is subject to forces of change stemming from the regional impact of both, capital investments in mining and energy resources, and the state's determination to develop communications, roads, sub-regional integration with neighboring countries, as well as modernization of local government and policies. few violent acts, categorized as vandalism and even as satanic, serve as an excuse for this paper and provide a narrative thread. this style helps to illuminate processes and, within them, subjects and social action