Islandia: the blossoming of the Peruvian island at the border

• Published in: Mundo Amazónico
• Main Authors: Souza, Alex Sandro Nascimento, Oliveira, José Aldemir
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Sede Amazonia - Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones (IMANI) - Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM) - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social (PPGAS) 2017
• Subjects: frontier; urbanism; Amazon; engineering; floodplain; frontera; urbanismo; Amazonia; ingeniería; várzea; fronteira; Amazônia; engenharia; Mercado; Derecho; Posesión; Islandia
• Online Access: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/imanimundo/article/view/64514

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