La climatología histórica en Latinoamérica. Desafíos y perspectivas

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to describe and analyze the development of historical climatology in Latin America in an attempt to identify the main perspectives presented by this discipline in the region. It is based on the assumption that this field of study is mainly linked to the discussions of climatology and environmental history. Climate history has been approached in a heterogeneous way in accord with the academic tradition of the country and the theoretical-methodological perspective considered. Nevertheless, there is value in the heterogeneity of Latin American studies of climate. It includes features that express a mestizo academic identity. The varied perspectives created werebased on the idea that each one works by itself coexisting and mixing inside this identity.

Keywords

• Latin America
• historical climatology
• state of the art
• climate variability
• hydroclimatology