Gran minería y localidades agrícolas en el norte de chile: Comparación exploratoria de tres casos¹

We present the results of an exploratory and qualitative research about on the agrarian transformations and the water conflicts that emerged the last three decades between localities historically agrarian and large mining companies in northern Chile. This research consists of three case studies: Quillagua (Municipality of María Elena, Antofagasta Region), Peine (Municipality of San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region) and Los Loros (Municipality of Tierra Amarilla, Atacama Region). Based on the interviewees's discourse, we elaborate a historical reconstruction of the changes, focussing on three interrelated dimensions that tackle the problem: characteristics of agricultural activities, presence and ties to mining, and the situation of the hydric resources.