Variations in common land regulations and urban sprawl. Case: peri-urban slopes of Quillahuata, Cusco-Peru

Salas-Velásquez V.M. · Estoa (2026) · DOI: 10.18537/est.v015.n029.a16

Resumen

Globally, indigenous societies, depending on their tenure regimes, continue to exercise direct control over their lands, and in the Peruvian case, peasant communities have been owners of their lands since the agrarian reform of 1969. The present study analyzes the regulations of communal land and its possible influence on urban sprawl towards the slopes of Quillahuata, through qualitative, historical, and transectal research. The results show how variations in regulatory approaches enable the community’s board of directors to transfer land possession and manage related certificates of possession and ownership. The study concludes that the improper use of Law No. 31335 as a management tool accelerates changes in the tenure regime and a greater fragmentation of communal land for residential purposes on the peri-urban slopes of the city of Cusco. © Derechos de autor: Víctor Manuel Salas-Velásquez, 2026.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería