Publicomos

Réf.

41570

Type

conference item

Titre

Mexican vernacular architecture and the spirit of place. Case of study: Tlacotalpan

Langues

English

Auteurs

Prieto, Valeria / Guerrero, Luis

Date

2008

Pagination de section

1-10

Titre de conférence

16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’

Lieu de conférence

Quebec, Canada

Date de conférence

29 sept – 4 oct 2008

Mots-clés

vernacular architecture / World Heritage List / historic monuments / intangible heritage / spirit of place

Pays mentionnés

Mexico

Monuments et sites

Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan, Mexico

N° Patrimoine mondial

862

Résumé en anglais

In 1998 the city of Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, wasselected by UNESCO to become part of the World Heritage List.
However, the spirit of place has been exposed to many threats,such as the destruction of some of the traditional buildings and
changes in cultural behavior. We have been identifying thecauses for the abandoning or deterioration of the heritage and
proposed several measures to the local authorities to preventmore destruction and to recover the heritage as a whole with all
its immaterial expressions. In this proposal we are seeks waysfor people to recover their pride in their cultural expressions and
built heritage.

Document joint

79-i78X-242.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)