Essays about: "Tarapoto"

Found 5 essays containing the word Tarapoto.

  1. 1. From Demonic Agency to Divine Presence: A Study of Human-Entity Relations at an Ayahuasca Treatment Centre

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

    Author : Christoffer Stuveback; [2015]
    Keywords : anthropology of religion; Ayahuasca; Peru; Amazon; demons; human-spirit relations; religious syncretism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The present thesis is a qualitative exploration of a group of patients’ experiences of going through an ayahuasca treatment as well as the human-entity relations they come to be constitutive of during the treatment. The ingestion of ayahuasca allows the drinker to enter a non-ordinary reality which opens up the possibility of having encounters with demons, spirits, angels, saints, animals and God, as perceived by informants. READ MORE

  3. 2. Hur värderar människor utemiljön och dess funktioner? : två fallstudier - Tarapoto, Peru, och Uppsala, Sverige

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Manda Karlsson; [2008]
    Keywords : värderingar; utemiljö; Peru; Uppsala; trivsel; stadsplanering;

    Abstract : This essay discusses people's perception of what is important for their well-being where they live. The main aim has been to find out what factors in the outdoor environments of the city are appreciated and why they are valued positively. READ MORE

  4. 3. Pesticide use in rice cultivation in Tarapoto, Peru : usage patterns and pesticide residues in water sources

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Environmental Assessment

    Author : Britta Palm; [2007]
    Keywords : pesticide residues; water sources; rice; Tarapoto; Peru; SPE; GC-ECD; PRA RRA; usage patterns; Tamaron; Thiodan; methamidophos; carbofuran; carbosulfan; endosulfan; alpha-cypermethrin; DDT; butachlor; parathion-ethyl; Residuos de plaguicidas; fuentes de agua; arroz; Tarapoto; Perú; EFS; GC-ECD; DRP VRR; manejo de plaguicidas; Tamaron; Thiodan; metamidofos; carbofuran; carbosulfan; endosulfan; alfa-cipermetrina; DDT; butacloro; parathion-ethyl;

    Abstract : A study concerning the use of pesticides in rice cultivation was performed in the Tarapoto-region, department of San Martín, Peru. The department is the second most important rice production in Peru with a large in-put of pesticides and water consumption. READ MORE

  5. 4. Milk With Soda : A Minor Field Study on the Chemical Companies’ and Distributors’ Role in the Usage of Pesticides in the Rice Cultivation, Tarapoto, Peru

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomi och företagande

    Author : Agneta Andersson; [2006]
    Keywords : pesticides; chemical companies; agrochemical distributors; agrostores; corporate social responsibility; relationship marketing; Tarapoto; Peru; pesticidas; compañías químicas; distribuidores de agroquímicos; agroveterinarios; responsabilidad social; marketing relacional; Tarapoto; Peru;

    Abstract : There are great problems of pesticide poisonings in the rural parts of the developing countries. Although these countries only use 25 percent of the world’s pesticide production they suffer from 99 percent of the deaths due to pesticide poisoning. READ MORE

  6. 5. Pesticide use in rice cultivation in Tarapoto, Peru : pesticide residues in blood of farmers, usage behaviour, and health care practices

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Environmental Assessment

    Author : Gun Lange; [2006]
    Keywords : pesticide residues; human blood; GC-ECD; p; p-DDE; pentachloroanisole; rice; bag-pack sprayer; handle of pesticides; treating poisoning due to pesticides; Tarapoto; Peru;

    Abstract : A study of the pesticide use in the rice cultivation in Tarapoto, the largest town in the department of San Martin situated in the northeast part of Peru, was performed. In Tarapoto, an irrigation canal was built in the 1980s, which gave the farmers the prerequisite to cultivate irrigated rice. READ MORE