Relating the Material and Intangible Cultural Heritage for its Use and Protection in the Northern Highlands of Peru
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Recently, Peru has taken a positive attitude regarding the enhancement of cultural heritage as an important element of its cultural policy. Its objective is not only to provide information on the cultural value of experts to the public, but also to include the public in projects for the protection and use of the heritage in order to form identity or to promote the economic development of the area. The main idea is that cultural heritage, previously belonging only to the academic world, is shared with the public. For this reason, the participation of the local community in the programs of conservation and social use of cultural heritage is required. However, there is an asymmetric or vertical relationship between experts and the public because it takes particular knowledge and techniques to understand the value of cultural heritage, especially archaeological heritage. To modify this relationship, attention should be paid not only to the scientific value of the heritage, but also to the intangible cultural heritage of local communities, given that, in the case of the management of intangible cultural heritage, these communities can take the initiative. In this article I will present the activities that the Pacopampa Project has been carrying out in a community located in the north highlands of Peru, trying to find a way to connect the uses between the material and intangible cultural heritage to promote the participation of the local community.
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