El borde no es como lo pintan. El caso del borde sur de Bogotá, D.C. (The Edge is not How You Paint It. The Case of the Southern Edge of Bogota, D.C.)

Spanish abstract: Este articulo presenta reflexiones y avances derivados del proyecto de investigacion en curso de-nominado “Territorios del agua y redes de practica y aprendizaje para la apropiacion del conocimiento y la gestion colaborativa en el borde sur del Distrito Capital”. Se enfoca en problematizar y evidenciar la polisemia subyacente tras la idea del borde aplicado a la ciudad y en especial al sur de Bogota. En este sentido se plantea que hay muchos y diversos bordes interactuando y super-puestos entre si, apuntando hacia la construccion de una vision mas compleja y comprensiva de este territorio. Su metodologia se fundamenta en la revision de fuentes secundarias, complementadas con entrevistas a informantes clave. English abstract: This paper presents some reflections and advances derived from an ongoing research project called “Territories of water and networks of practice and learning for the appropriation of knowledge and collaborative management in the southern edge of the Capital District”. It focuses on problematizing and evidencing the underlying polysemy after the idea of the border applied to the city of Bogota, and especially to its southern territories. In this sense, it is argued that there are many and different edges interacting and overlapping each other, aiming at building a more complex and comprehensive view of the territory on the southern edge of the Capital District. The methodology is based on the revision of secondary sources, complemented with interviews with key informants.