Interview with Carlos G. Zárate Botía

Abstract

Carlos G. Zárate Botía is a colombian professor and researcher, with experience in
studies on the region of the triple border between Colombia, Brazil and Peru. In this
interview, it is observed how his work provides an accurate view at thinking the frontier
in an interdisciplinary and historical perspective. It is analyzed how the national and
state barriers can be worked from cross-border studies, with methodologies that allow to
understand the national differences in its movements between the borders. Care and
dedication are observed in the study of a territory located in the largest tropical forest in
the world and built not only by distinct national realities, but also by ethnic and cultural realities involving encounters and disagreements between western and westernized
populations. From his research investments, possibilities for social sciences are more
open to theoretical-methodological pluralities.