The role of the selling of rain water in the formulation of the “problem of shortage of water” in Sincelejo. first half of the twentieth century: an urban cultural history through newspaper archives

Abstract

This article explores cultural practices, and imaginary representations as- sociated with water management in Sincelejo City during the 1st half of the twentieth century. Research conducted from the perspective of cultural his- tory, methodologically supported in the critical analysis of the documentation contained in the press archive of Sincelejo City, located in the National Library of Colombia in Bogota. Explained here about urban tensions created between members of the community, starting for the rainwater trade, and the parti- cipation of different actors in the consolidation of social imaginary with the water supply.