The Archaeological expeditions and the pioneer front populations in the Guatemala Middle-Usumacinta, contemporany re-colonization of the border

In the second half of the twentieth century, the Guatemalan State organizes the colonization of the north-western border. The territory of Petén, a dense rainforest, was colonized after the announcement of the Mexican hydroelectric project on the Usumacinta River basin that marks the border with Guatemala. The settlers managed economic development interrupted by the guerrillas and the national army. Subsequently, a territorial re-ordering is specified through the notion of biological corridor. To regulate its use, the presence of scientists was privileged and any productive activity was prohibited. For 1990, the basin was a core area that preserves archaeological sites. This paper describes the meeting of specialists with the peasants in the border