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GOMEZ ROJO, Verónica Rosalía; DOMINGUEZ LICONA, Juan Manuel  e  GONZALEZ HERNANDEZ, Tomás David. Territorial analysis of the micro-basin and bay of the Cacaluta River, Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca. Invest. Geog [online]. 2006, n.60, pp.22-45. ISSN 2448-7279.

This work is an integrated analysis if the following: the physical and bio-geographic elements, the chronological history of the population's place, types of land ownership, its uses that are parts of the micro-basin and bay of the Cacaluta River, Santa Maria Huatulco, Oaxaca. The 55% of the study zone, falls within the boundaries of the Huatulco National Park and the remaining along the river basin adjacent to the park. This entire region harbors high biodiversity and is made up of scenic landscapes, where different interests come into play which dispute the use of the natural resources and the appropriation of lands. Among the analysis techniques employed analysis in this investigation are map-like diagrams known as choremes, which demonstrates the relationship of the above mentioned aspects of the study.

Palavras-chave : Territorial analysis; choremes; Cacaluta; tourism projects; National Park Huatulco.