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Entre oro y raíces : la vida comunitaria ante los efectos de la minería en la vereda San Antonio del municipio de Zaragoza –Antioquia
(Universidad EAFIT, 2026-02-18) Castellanos Gamboa, Nancy Carolina; Roa Moreno, María Zully; Vélez Zapata, Sara
This research seeks to highlight how the ancestral exploitation of gold in the village of San Antonio in the municipality of Zaragoza clearly demonstrates the various social and cultural problems in the region. These problems have historically plunged the region into a latent paradox. On the one hand, artisanal mining is the main source of income for families in Zaragoza who live among gold every day, as both a source of wealth and an ancestral tradition. On the other hand, communities are faced with a lack of genuine recognition and guarantees of their rights. This master's thesis calls for the creation of processes for the genuine recognition of the ancestral mining practices of the region's inhabitants, which would largely guarantee that their lives are lived within the bounds of legality and crime, given that historically, nearly 90% of the population relies on mining as their main source of livelihood. The state's inability to territorialize public mining policy paints a bleak picture for the community of San Antonio.