Resumen

CALDERON-CISNEROS, Araceli  y  SOTO-PINTO, Lorena. Agricultural Transformations in the Periurban Context of San Cristóbal de Las Casas City, Chiapas. LiminaR [online]. 2014, vol.12, n.1, pp.125-143. ISSN 2007-8900.

San Cristobal de Las Casas city has grown considerably in recent decades, covering the surrounding rural areas. The aim of this study was to identify transformations on the agricultural activity in the Huitepec (a nearby mountain) as a result of urban-rural interactions. Documentary information was reviewed, and 100 open and structured interviews were applied among people in the rural localities and key informants. Although it has lost relevance as a source of family income, agriculture and backyard animal production still have a significant role for family consumption. However, a small group of farmers has achieved to link with an organic vegetable market oriented towards a sector of urban population, revitalizing their agricultural activity.

Palabras llave : periurban agriculture; new rurality; periurban studies; organic markets.