La "charapa ardiente" y la hipersexualización de las mujeres amazónicas en el Perú: perspectivas de mujeres locales

Abstract

Desde tiempos coloniales, la Amazonía peruana ha sido representada, internamente, como un paisaje altamente sexualizado; carácter que la imaginación colectiva ha concentrado en las mujeres de dicha región a través de la emblemática figura de la charapa ardiente. Esta representación se refiere a una mujer deseante y siempre disponible para la actividad sexual. Este artículo analiza discursos y experiencias de las propias mujeres de la región en torno de la mencionada representación, demostrando el carácter ambiguo de los significados que a ella se asocian, lo mismo que la participación activa que ellas tienen en los procesos de recreación de la misma.

¿Somos iguales? Using a structural violence framework to understand gender and health inequities from an intersectional perspective in the Peruvian Amazon

“…Peruvian society is built on a hierarchy of power, economic, ethnic and gender relations [1–3]. Thus, the analysis of gender and health inequities must be positioned within a discussion of the broader, societal-level influences that impede the full realization of individual and community rights and wellbeing.…”

“…Peru’s three geopolitical regions are symbolically organized into a hierarchy [1,2,4]. The coastal desert represents the most modern region, home to the capital Lima and the concentration of political and economic power [2].…”

“…The coastal desert represents the most modern region, home to the capital Lima and the concentration of political and economic power [2]. The sierra region is associated with Andean culture and positioned as the source of grand pre-Hispanic civilizations [1,4]. The jungle region, despite covering over 60% of the Peruvian land mass, does not have an important presence in national dynamics and is neglected in the national psyche or positioned as distant and marginalized [1].…”

“…The sierra region is associated with Andean culture and positioned as the source of grand pre-Hispanic civilizations [1,4]. The jungle region, despite covering over 60% of the Peruvian land mass, does not have an important presence in national dynamics and is neglected in the national psyche or positioned as distant and marginalized [1]. Discourses arising from colonization portrayed the Amazon as ‘frontier territory,’ a virgin space of abundance home to primitive communities [1].…”

“…The jungle region, despite covering over 60% of the Peruvian land mass, does not have an important presence in national dynamics and is neglected in the national psyche or positioned as distant and marginalized [1]. Discourses arising from colonization portrayed the Amazon as ‘frontier territory,’ a virgin space of abundance home to primitive communities [1]. The perception of virgin frontier territory has been invoked to justify exploitation of natural resources, and, in turn, shaped the construction of gender roles and sexuality in this region [1,5].…”