Ximena Anza Colamar is a Chilean activist of

Atacameño The Atacama people, also called Atacameño, are an Indigenous people from the Atacama Desert and altiplano region in the north of Chile and Argentina and southern Bolivia, mainly the Antofagasta Region. According to the Argentinean Census in 2010 ...

(or ''Likanantaí'') descent. In

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, she failed to get elected to serve as the representative of the Atacameño people for a reserved seat in the Constitutional Convention.

Biography

Prior to her election to the Constitutional Convention, Anza was heavily involved in activism in her hometown of Caspana,

Antofagasta Antofagasta () is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2015 census, the city has a population of 402,669. Once claimed by Bolivia follo ...

, including service as Secretary of the Atacama Community in the region. As an activist, she worked with the provincial government of El Loa as well as the municipal government of Calama to coordinate sustainable regional development plans inclusive of Antofagasta's indigenous communities. On

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, Anza has expressed concern that unsustainable

tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...

poses a threat to the environment of Caspana. She has proposed a new model of tourism, which would "be led by people from our own community, protecting the environment and with a basis that allows us to organize the territory under a respectful gaze". Anza was elected to represent the Atacameño people in the 2021 Chilean Constitutional Convention election, receiving 954 votes in her favor. Nevertheless, she was replaced by Félix Galleguillos due to the gender parity of the Chilean political system.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anza, Ximena Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from El Loa Province Chilean people of indigenous peoples descent Chilean women in politics