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Abstract:
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The water and land located in Tehuacán , Puebla , México , and its surrounding villages including San Francisco , Altepexi has provided individuals with food , jobs , and agricultural products . Currently , the descendants of these indigenous communities find their cultural , social and economical practices related to the daily use of water under threat of disappearance . A primary focus in this thesis is the pollution of water by the maquiladora industry , and pork and chicken processing . Community cooperative associations such as La Guadalupana work by administering the use of water in the villages . Scarcity and water pollution undermine one of their main sources of income to support their families . Furthermore , the health of members of the community , the peasant work activities related to water management , and the prevention of the population on their right to access to clean water are some of the social aspects that are targeted here . As a result , this thesis will explain the extent to which the autonomous Sociedad de Aguas La Guadalupana is playing a role in addressing the problem of water pollution , through a campesino way of organizing . |