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Submitted June 11, 2021
Published 2021-06-11

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No. 5 (2021): Revista Panameña de Ciencias Sociales

Trujillo en tiempos de pandemia COVID 19: relatos etnográficos sobre la ciudad, el trabajo y la vida

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Published: 2021-06-11

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Valverde Rodríguez, W. (2021). Trujillo en tiempos de pandemia COVID 19: relatos etnográficos sobre la ciudad, el trabajo y la vida. Revista Panameña De Ciencias Sociales, (5), 97–110. Retrieved from https://revistas.up.ac.pa/index.php/rev_pma_ciencias_sociales/article/view/2194
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Abstract

The city of Trujillo is one of the main coastal cities of Peru. In its territory converge the pre-Hispanic and colonial heritage, making it, today, a multicultural and economically attractive city. In the last 50 years, the iconic Historical Center of Trujillo has been besieged by informal commerce whose classic expression is the street vendor. Hundreds of them travel and occupy the main urban arteries of the historical center offering their products to the public. The economic crisis generated by the COVID 19 pandemic has significantly increased the number of street vendors in the city. This article presents an ethnographic account of the times of pandemic; it reviews the demographic trajectory of the city, the first and second wave and narrates the adventures of a woman who moves from small business to ambulatory commerce, as well as the survival strategies of several merchants -formal and informal- of the most important commercial circuit of the historical center of Trujillo, evidencing the importance of knowing the ambulant culture and a multidimensional, interdisciplinary and integrative approach.

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