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. 2020 Oct 26;17(3):707–724. doi: 10.1007/s11625-020-00874-y

Table 4.

Main actors and role of the anthropogenic drivers described in the CF for the llama caravans case study

Component Stakeholder Role/description
Institutions and other indirect drivers of change

Nor Lipez herders’ communities

llameros

The caravans depart from the llameros' homes in Bolivia. A propiciatory ritual is carried out at departure, which consists of smoking the animals by burning coa, a local plant. Then, they guide the caravans on a six-day journey across the mountains to Santa Catalina
Santa Catalina local authorities Administrative, Religious and recreative activities in town
Santa Catalina Fair organizers. Local people associated with the authorities

Place of exchange

Social activities, music, food, football

Border authorities Allow the passage of animals, people and goods from Bolivia to Argentina and back

Traders and Truckers with information on

Fibre market export companies and processed food wholesaler

Determine fibre to flour exchange rate, which is the main exchange of the fair
Anthropogenic direct drivers Llameros transition to transport by motor vehicles Extinction of caravans and caravan technologies
Non-IPLC individuals breeding pack llamas and training them to walk Using llamas’ caravans as touristic attraction
Anthropogenic assets Llameros Quechua-speaking IPLCs with knowledge and experience in breeding, training, and travelling with cargo llamas
Researchers Observing all the stages of the caravan trip to have a record of the activity after its extinction
Local schools Using caravans as a transversal theme for different subjects, such as mathematics, geography, history, and natural sciences
Local people Visitors, musicians, greengrocers, cooks, shopkeepers, traditional medicine women, among others
Traders and truckers, textile companies, and processed food wholesaler

Financial capital for the purchase of food or fiber

Infrastructure and technology with use of labor