Abstract

AROCA ARAUJO, Armando. SPATIAL ORIENTATION FORMS OF FISHERMEN BUENAVENTURA, COLOMBIA. rev.udcaactual.divulg.cient. [online]. 2012, vol.15, n.2, pp.457-465. ISSN 0123-4226.

Some progress in a forthcoming publication of a book entitled "Ethnography of mathematical knowledge of fishermen from Buenaventura. Colombian Pacific" is presented. Although, the main purpose is to display the forms of spatial location used by fishermen, before and during their fishing operations, the analysis also shows approaches to other processes and mathematical thoughts, as the metric and numerical, which is used by the community.

Keywords : Spatial orientation; natural concerning location; artificial concerning location; marine settings.

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