Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru

Vega, Garcilaso de la; Livermore, H. V.

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“…Prostitution in Bolivia is widely available and has been a fixture of society for a long time. Though little is known about the pampairunas , or public women, mentioned by Garcilaso de la Vega in his Royal Commentaries (de la Vega & Livermore, 1989, Book IV, Chapter XVI, p. 215), the existence of women who live in hovels outside villages dates to Inca times. According to Paredes Candia (1998), the first known “official” brothel was established in La Paz, the administrative capital of Bolivia, in 1875, and since then they have spread to every corner of the country 1 .…”

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Prostitution in Bolivia: An analysis of attitudes and perceptions

Bojanic,

Jordán

2023

Latin American Policy

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Perceptions about prostitution in Bolivia are analyzed through a survey conducted in February 2021. The results show that while prostitution is generally viewed as immoral, most people surveyed think that buying and selling sex should be legal. Utilizing least squares and probit regressions, we find that the principal predictors of the morality of the sex industry and on whether it should be legal are gender, attitude toward sex, rape myths, political persuasion, stance on gender equality, and beliefs regarding the size of government. Men and sexual liberals are inclined to view prostitution more favorably, whereas people with politically conservative views, those with strong beliefs in gender equality, and those who favor a bigger role for government tilt in the opposite direction. The main recommendation from these findings is that a national legal framework should be established to formalize the industry.

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Prostitution in Bolivia: An analysis of attitudes and perceptions

Bojanic,

Jordán

2023

Latin American Policy

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“…In recent years, however, there has been a resurgence in its popularity (particularly in horticulture) as worldwide demand for organically grown produce has increased [4,5]. The importance of guano as a fertilizer prior to the nineteenth century is less well known, but is mentioned by Spanish chroniclers and in colonial administrative documents [6,7]. On this basis, some have suggested that it may have been of some importance in prehispanic agriculture [8,9].…”

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Correction: Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry of Seabird Guano Fertilization: Results from Growth Chamber Studies with Maize (Zea Mays)

Szpak¹,

Longstaffe²,

Millaire³

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Background: Stable isotope analysis is being utilized with increasing regularity to examine a wide range of issues (diet, habitat use, migration) in ecology, geology, archaeology, and related disciplines. A crucial component to these studies is a thorough understanding of the range and causes of baseline isotopic variation, which is relatively poorly understood for nitrogen (d 15 N). Animal excrement is known to impact plant d 15 N values, but the effects of seabird guano have not been systematically studied from an agricultural or horticultural standpoint.Methodology/Principal Findings: This paper presents isotopic (d 13 C and d 15 N) and vital data for maize (Zea mays) fertilized with Peruvian seabird guano under controlled conditions. The level of 15 N enrichment in fertilized plants is very large, with d 15 N values ranging between 25.5 and 44.7% depending on the tissue and amount of fertilizer applied; comparatively, control plant d 15 N values ranged between 20.3 and 5.7%. Intraplant and temporal variability in d 15 N values were large, particularly for the guano-fertilized plants, which can be attributed to changes in the availability of guano-derived N over time, and the reliance of stored vs. absorbed N. Plant d 13 C values were not significantly impacted by guano fertilization. High concentrations of seabird guano inhibited maize germination and maize growth. Moreover, high levels of seabird guano greatly impacted the N metabolism of the plants, resulting in significantly higher tissue N content, particularly in the stalk. Conclusions/Significance:The results presented in this study demonstrate the very large impact of seabird guano on maize d 15 N values. The use of seabird guano as a fertilizer can thus be traced using stable isotope analysis in food chemistry applications (certification of organic inputs). Furthermore, the fertilization of maize with seabird guano creates an isotopic signature very similar to a high-trophic level marine resource, which must be considered when interpreting isotopic data from archaeological material.

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Ethnobotany of the Incas

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Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures

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Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru

Cited by 19 publications

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Prostitution in Bolivia: An analysis of attitudes and perceptions

Prostitution in Bolivia: An analysis of attitudes and perceptions

Correction: Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry of Seabird Guano Fertilization: Results from Growth Chamber Studies with Maize (Zea Mays)

Ethnobotany of the Incas

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