The Mountains Through Power, Organization, and Re-identification

Mountains as a symbol transcend their view as a political resource. Impetuous and impenetrable, they have been a source of life for communities, boundaries between the spiritual and earthly, fountains of knowledge, and places of contemplation. In these lines, a brief reflection is presented on the role of mountains in the life and actions of communities in rururban spaces of the mountainscape, highlighting their presence as synonymous with spaces of identification and power.