The social component of Plan Colombia and the territoriality of the Awa indigenous-peasant community of the department of Putumayo (Colombia)

Abstract

This paper deals with the conflict between state territory and Awá peasant-indian territoriality from Putumayo Department at southwestern Colombia. This region was chosen for showing the difference in rhythm between two processes, in first place, the settlement in a territory for subordinate and marginalized communities of Indian and peasants thrown away from their homelands and who reproduce a logic of appropriation of space based in a traditional way of life supported by family work and, in second place, the territorial foundation of Colombian State and its institutions, looking for guaranteeing Capital´s production and reproduction and submission to the law, as main ways of domination, process for which "The Colombia Plan" was fundamental instrument during the first decade of the 21^st century.