Cultural Heritage Management in Peru: Current and Future Challenges

Higueras, Alvaro

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“…The creation of a new national museum must address issues such as contemporary relevance, novelty, shifting perspectives on the content and role of the museum, and interaction with the national and international public. Moreover, a new museum should be informed by contemporary practical heritage politics (Higueras , ), which would require consideration of several issues.…”

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The Making of a New National Museum in Peru

Higueras¹

2017

American Anthropologist

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The Making of a New National Museum in Peru

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2017

American Anthropologist

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“…The price of CRM work, which has risen steadily for the last 20 years (Higueras 2008(Higueras : 1082, has also impacted on academics. Periodic work on large-scale CRM projects such as the CAMISEA (2002) gas pipeline have naturally raised monetary expectations amongst Peruvian archaeologists, especially those from state universities, who are unwilling to work in remote areas without adequate provisioning or recompense, a problem for many grantfunded research-led excavations.…”

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Prospects: archaeological research and practice in Peru

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2012

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The following comments reflect on the present state of Peruvian-led research archaeology and its prospects for the future, from the viewpoint of a friend, colleague but notably as an outsider. As such this piece is informed by both personal experience and the informed opinions of local Peruvian investigators who, for reasons that will become apparent, have opted for anonymity. The essential premise here is that the intellectual and financial basis of archaeology in Peru is at a critical stage, and a major part of this article is to see how the next generation can negotiate this quagmire; and believe me for all the myriad problems there are important rays of light that could significantly and positively alter the state of Peruvian archaeology. With this in mind, in this brief essay I consider the research environment, the theoretical basis, and the means by which research projects and resource mitigation are carried out, and summarise some of the challenges that archaeologists living and working in Peru now face. A recent, thorough treatise of the history and state of Peruvian archaeology can be found in Shimada and Vega-Centeno (2011).

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“…One of the most controversial World Heritage sites, it has been under scrutiny by UNESCO since the 1990s, with the constant threat of being put on the list of World Heritage sites in danger, and a particularly conflict-ridden tension between conservation and exploitation (Burger and Salazar 2004;Regalado-Perzua and Arias-Valencia 2006;Silverman 2006;Reinhard 2007;Higueras 2008).…”

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Managing Change and Master Plans: Machu Picchu Between Conservation and Exploitation

Zan

Lusiani

2011

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________________________________________________________________Machu Picchu is among the world's most controversial heritage sites. It represents a case where raising money through ticket sales and other activities, rather than an opportunity to fund site preservation, in fact constitutes a major threat to the survival of the site through overexploitation. Unesco has been very critical in recent decades about the management of Machu Picchu. International pressure resulted in the establishment of two master plans, in 1998 and in 2005. In this paper we investigate in depth the contents and rhetoric of the two plans, comparing changes in the two different versions, and linking the change in planning attitude to actual changes taking place in the site. This is also an opportunity to open a discussion on the interdisciplinarity of master plans in heritage sites. ________________________________________________________________Résumé: Machu Picchu est l'un des sites patrimoniaux les plus controversés au monde. Il représente un cas où la collecte de fonds par la vente de billets et d'autres activités, plutô t que la possibilité de financer la préservation du site, constitue, en fait, une menace majeure pour la survie du site à travers la surexploitation. L'Unesco a été très critique ces dernières décennies sur la gestion de Machu Picchu. La pression internationale a abouti à la création de deux plans directeurs, en 1998 et en 2005. Dans cet article, nous étudions en profondeur le contenu et la rhétorique des deux plans, en comparant les changements dans les deux versions différentes, et en reliant les changements d'orientation du programme aux réels changements ayant lieu sur le site. C'est aussi l'occasion d'ouvrir un débat sur l'interdisciplinarité des plans directeurs sur les sites du patrimoine. ________________________________________________________________Resumen: Machu Picchu es uno de los lugares patrimonio de la humanidad más controvertidos del mundo. En su caso, la recaudació n de dinero con la venta de tickets y otras actividades no solo no está sirviendo para financiar la preservació n de la zona, sino que constituye una grave amenaza para su supervivencia debido a la sobreexplotació n. En las ú ltimas décadas la Unesco ha sido muy crítica con la gestió n del Machu Picchu. La presió n internacional ha conseguido la aprobació n de dos planes maestros, en 1998 y en 2005. En el presente trabajo investigamos a fondo el contenido y la retó rica de los dos planes, comparando las diferencias de las dos versiones y asociando el cambio de actitud a los cambios reales que tienen lugar en el sitio. También brinda una oportunidad para abrir un debate sobre el carácter interdisciplinar de los planes maestros en los lugares patrimonio de la humanidad.

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Cultural Heritage Management in Peru: Current and Future Challenges

Cited by 20 publications

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The Making of a New National Museum in Peru

The Making of a New National Museum in Peru

Prospects: archaeological research and practice in Peru

Managing Change and Master Plans: Machu Picchu Between Conservation and Exploitation

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