Resumen

CUEVAS MUNIZ, Alicia  y  SEEFOO LUJAN, José Luis. Reubicación y desarticulación de La Yerbabuena: Entre el riesgo volcánico y la vulnerabilidad política. Desacatos [online]. 2005, n.19, pp.41-70. ISSN 2448-5144.

In 1999, the Scientific Committee on the Colima Volcano recommended the relocation of La Yerbabuena, the nearest community to the volcano's crater.This decision caused several economic and social problems to its inhabitants.Those who oppose the relocation are still being harassed by government authorities and they suspect their lands will be sold to "Hacienda San Antonio" and "El Jabalí", two private agro industrial and tourism businesses. The Scientific Committee's text doesn't address the potential damages the peasants would suffer if a volcanic eruption occurred, and one can't be but surprised with the government's haste to protect them and the supposed immunity that private businesses enjoy against volcanic activity.

Palabras llave : volcanic risk; evacuation; relocation and government.