UJ #9 - Adventure in Peru
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Do academics f<strong>in</strong>d it so difficult to understand<br />
the coexistence of the different op<strong>in</strong>ions that are<br />
beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g to form about the road? You have the<br />
visions of the walker, the local resident and now<br />
the tour guide and tour operator…<br />
It’s a difficult subject, but it is just the first step <strong>in</strong> participatory<br />
management. The first th<strong>in</strong>g is to accept that we,<br />
as a m<strong>in</strong>istry, are not the owners of the site nor do we<br />
have the only solution, rather we are facilitators. From<br />
that viewpo<strong>in</strong>t, our mission is to encourage discussion.<br />
We have to give them some space because there is<br />
always a story, and it has to be as close to reality as<br />
possible. It should be true, you should be able to see<br />
and walk it, and <strong>in</strong> this sense the road is the ideal environment.<br />
The narratives give this sense of progression,<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>uity and <strong>in</strong>tegration, and that is exactly the general<br />
idea of cultural it<strong>in</strong>eraries.<br />
TWO FURTHER SECTIONS ARE BEING GIVEN PRIORITY: VILCASHUAMAN-PISCO,<br />
WHICH RUNS FROM AYACUCHO TO THE COAST AT ICA, AND THE CUSCO-<br />
PUERTO INCA SECTION, WHICH STARTS IN CUSCO, ENDS ON THE COAST NEAR<br />
AREQUIPA AND ALSO PASSES CLOSE TO LAKE TOTOCACA IN PUNO<br />
Above: Paved stretch of the road <strong>in</strong> Pomata,<br />
Puno on the banks of Lake Titicaca. The road<br />
is still used daily by local people.<br />
Right: In addition to the roads and<br />
archaeological sites, the Unesco World<br />
Heritage declaration <strong>in</strong>cludes examples<br />
of <strong>in</strong>tangible heritage such as dances and<br />
traditional fiestas.