Abstract

TINTAYA CONDORI, Porfidio. Sajama y el conocimiento local: Una aproximación al mito desde la Epistemología Nómada. Revista de Psicologia [online]. 2013, n.10, pp. 43-50. ISSN 2223-3032.

The present article tries on the myth of snowy Sajama, called tata (father) or Doctor Sajama that is part of the western mountain range of Andes, located the county Sajama of the Department of Oruro, Bolivia. It is a myth that describes this character's characteristics like their productive activity and social relationships so much. The myth of Sajama isa local knowledge that expresses the economic activity that governs the region, as well as the qualities that characterize the identity of the sajameños.

Keywords : Myths; Sajama; nomadic practices; economic diversification; cultural and personal identity.