Heritage as a resource of development: proposal for intervention for the “antigua hacienda de Llaviucu,” Cajas National Park – Ecuador

Abstract

Through a restoration proposal, as well as the approach of a program and projects, within a good that has particular characteristics (cultural asset - natural context), it aims to show new approaches to the recovery of heritage, which should be preserved for future generations, making it a sustainable development resource. The importance of conserving these sites is due to the fact that they have social, cultural, environmental, social and scientific values, among others, commonly recognized by society; that is where heritage truly maintains its spirit. The development of this research clarifies the notion of heritage as a development resource, and adopts a methodology to carry out an intervention that aims to turn good into a source of self-sustainable development. For this purpose, good practices and experiences in the use of heritage as a development resource are reviewed, but before arriving at the proposal, it was necessary to carry out the diagnosis of the “Antigua hacienda de Llaviucu”, (located in the Cajas National Park - Ecuador) that presented high levels of deterioration, through its assessment, pathological analysis, the problem it faces, as well as the analysis of the legal and institutional framework where it is inserted. Finally, the proposal suggests an intervention that can be considered as a methodological example, which demonstrates a form of integral action, where through the development of various projects, the recovery of both material and intangible value of heritage is discussed with argument, while continuing side strategies for its operation and sustainability.