Arellano, Juan Estevan
Enduring acequias : wisdom of the land, knowledge of the water Juan Estevan Arellano - First edition. - Alburquerque, New Mexico Unversity of New Mexico Press 2014 - xi, 220 pages illustrations 23 cm. - Querencias series .
Sacred water: origin of life, drink of knowledge -- The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: the water road -- The Embudo land grant: a brief history -- La merced: el juicio de la tierra -- Mi querencia: acequia junta y cienaga, a sense of place in a displaced world -- Epilogue: a la acequia o a la escuela: acequia literacy.
For generations the Río Embudo watershed in northern New Mexico has been the home of Juan Estevan Arellano and his ancestors. From this unique perspective Arellano explores the ways people use water in dry places around the world. Touching on the Middle East, Europe, Mexico, and South America before circling back to New Mexico, Arellano makes a case for preserving the acequia irrigation system and calls for a future that respects the ecological limitations of the land.
9780826355072 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0826355072 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780826355072
2014001713
Irrigation canals and flumes.
333.9100972 Are 42
Enduring acequias : wisdom of the land, knowledge of the water Juan Estevan Arellano - First edition. - Alburquerque, New Mexico Unversity of New Mexico Press 2014 - xi, 220 pages illustrations 23 cm. - Querencias series .
Sacred water: origin of life, drink of knowledge -- The Camino Real de Tierra Adentro: the water road -- The Embudo land grant: a brief history -- La merced: el juicio de la tierra -- Mi querencia: acequia junta y cienaga, a sense of place in a displaced world -- Epilogue: a la acequia o a la escuela: acequia literacy.
For generations the Río Embudo watershed in northern New Mexico has been the home of Juan Estevan Arellano and his ancestors. From this unique perspective Arellano explores the ways people use water in dry places around the world. Touching on the Middle East, Europe, Mexico, and South America before circling back to New Mexico, Arellano makes a case for preserving the acequia irrigation system and calls for a future that respects the ecological limitations of the land.
9780826355072 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0826355072 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780826355072
2014001713
Irrigation canals and flumes.
333.9100972 Are 42