Walking and Stumbling on the Paths of Heritage-making for Rural Development in the Arica Highlands

Mountain Research and Development

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Thibault Saintenoy¹  Federico González Estefane²  Daniella Jofré³  Maria Masaguer¹ 

[1] Instituto de Ciencias del Patrimonio;Universidad de Tarapacá, Programa de posgrado en Antropología;Universidad de Chile, departamento de antropología

关键词: Cultural heritage;    indigenous territoriality;    ruraldevelopment;    heritage tourism;    landscape;    Andes;    Chile;    Bolivia.;   

DOI  :  10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-19-00015.1

来源: BioOne

【 摘 要 】

To reflect on the potential ofthe Cultural Route heritagecategory as an instrument forcultural revitalization andcommunity strengthening inhighland regions, we analyzean interaction of actorsinvolved in the coconstruction of a hiking circuit in northern Chile that succeeded inits heritage-based design but not in its touristic implementation.Based on an in-depth analysis of the socioterritorial context and onparticipatory action research carried out to design the circuit, wediscuss the reasons for the project’s failure during the phase ofcommunity-based tourism model definition. This leads to broaderconclusions on the intersections of current policies on heritage,multiculturalism, and environment, relating to the 2014 inscriptionof the Qhapaq nan ~ Andean road system on the World Heritage List.Finally, we highlight 3 lessons: (1) the need to clarify the risk ofconfusion between cultural revitalization and cultural tourism; (2)the Cultural Route category as a complex and heterogeneousheritage construct that is difficult to apply from global to localscales, and (3) the need to further develop Latin Americanregulations on heritage.

【 授权许可】

CC BY