Department of History
Diana Buendia
Ph.D. Student
Research Interests
Pacific coast of South America, environmental histories, mangroves, indigenous histories, history of science
Biography
"I am interested in studying how human relationships to the wetland ecosystems of the Pacific coast of South America informed regional political cultures in the late colonial period. I am particularly interested in port cities as crucial places for considering the impact of urbanization and commercial agriculture on the now-endangered ecology of the mangrove."