Etnografía, análisis visual y nuevas cartografías: una posible lectura del paisaje urbano en los espacios públicos del Río Nuevo

Abstract

Río Nuevo is an area that has been transformed to become a road infrastructure and urban facilities, scattered among vacant lots. It is the result of hegemonic decisions that follow the trend of urban development attentive only to modernize. This has violated local routines, traditions and places that are part of the collective memory of Mexicali, Mexico. This article deals with urban imaginary and socio-spatial practices in the public spaces of the area. The paper presents empirical evidence supported by the ethnographic method and visual analysis, recording that exposes the tensions generated by the allocation and appropriation of the city. It located in the field of urban socio-cultural studies; we observe how the area has become a landscape of nostalgia confronted with a landscape of power, unseen dispute on official maps.