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Panamá en la 41a Sesión del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial de UNESCO en Cracovia, Polonia

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41a Sesión del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial en Polonia, 2017

41a Sesión del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial en Polonia, 2017

Amigos de Patrimonio Panamá:

La 41a Sesión del Comité Intergubernamental de Patrimonio Mundial bajo la Convención de UNESCO de 1972 se celebró del 2 al 12 de julio de 2017 en la ciudad de Cracovia en Polonia. De las cinco propiedades que Panamá tiene inscritas en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial, cuatro ameritaron el análisis de los organismos asesores del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial: “Fortificaciones de la Costa Caribeña de Panamá: Portobelo y San Lorenzo”, “El Sitio Arqueológico de Panamá Viejo y Distrito Histórico de Panamá”, “Reservas de la Cordillera de Talamanca–La Amistad /Parque Nacional de la Amistad”, y “Parque Nacional de Coiba y su zona especial de protección marina”. Los organismos asesores ICOMOS, ICCROM y IUCN preparan los informes y borradores de Decisión para uso del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial.

Si bien el compendio oficial de las Decisiones adoptadas por el Comité aún no ha sido publicado, las Decisiones que se refieren a los sitios panameños conservarán íntegro el texto de sus versiones en borrador, pues fueron adoptadas sin pasar por debate por parte del Comité. La información que les comunico tiene como fuente dichos borradores de Decisión.

Patrimonio Mundial Cultural de Panamá

Portobelo. Fuerte la Gloria (Foto del Autor)

Portobelo. Fuerte Santiago de la Gloria (Foto de la Autora)

En cuanto a los sitios de Patrimonio Mundial Cultural de Panamá, las “Fortificaciones de la Costa Caribeña de Panamá: Portobelo y San Lorenzo” se encuentran en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro desde 2012, a causa del importante deterioro que sufren las estructuras militares y su entorno en un deterioro acumulado durante décadas. En 2015 Panamá actualizó su cronograma de trabajo y adaptación a esquemas aplicables de las Medidas Correctivas suministradas al país para el periodo 2012-2014 que habían caducado sin ser cumplidas, comprometiéndose a un nuevo plazo hasta 2019. Preocupan a Comité la falta de fondos continuos asignados al sitio, y urgió a Panamá a cumplir el plazo establecido, tras encomiar los esfuerzos reportados por el país por fortalecer la cooperación entre instituciones.

Plaza de la Independencia en el Casco Antiguo de Panamá (Distrito Histórico). Foto de la Autora.

Plaza de la Independencia en el Casco Antiguo de Panamá (Distrito Histórico). Foto de la Autora.

El caso del “Sitio Arqueológico de Panamá Viejo y Distrito Histórico de Panamá” es extremadamente delicado tanto en sus aspectos técnicos como diplomáticos. La construcción de infraestructura vial viaducto marino de la Cinta Costera 3(1) afectó negativamente los elementos fundamentales que sustentan el valor universal excepcional de este patrimonio mundial. En su dictamen del año 2013 en su 37a Sesión en Cambodia, el Comité del Patrimonio Mundial consideró que dicha afectación negativa es irreversible sobre la relación del Casco Antiguo con su entorno marino inmediato. Por esta razón, este patrimonio mundial no podría ser inscrito en la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro a razón de la irreversibilidad de la afectación descrita. Para evitar su salida inmediata de la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial ante las pérdidas sufridas sobre los elementos que justifican su valor, el Comité solicitó a Panamá proponer mediante un nuevo dossier de nominación a la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial al 1 de febrero del año 2018, que cambie los límites de la propiedad “Sitio Arqueológico de Panamá Viejo y Distrito Histórico de Panamá” de manera tan importante que se justifique una revisión fundamental al valor universal excepcional – en esencia, cambiar o renovar el valor agotado por uno nuevo. El proceso normal de evaluación demora aproximadamente un año corrido, por lo cual el resultado se conocerá en la 43a Sesión del Comité del Patrimonio Mundial en julio del año 2019.

A pesar de que el plazo de entrega del nuevo dossier de nominación es el 2018, este año Panamá presentó por solicitud del Comité, un informe de estado de conservación actualizado que describe tanto al Casco Antiguo de Panamá como al Sitio Arqueológico de Panamá Viejo. El Comité solicitó a Panamá informar en el año 2018 mediante un nuevo informe de estado de conservación para su evaluación por los Organismos Asesores, los diseños del proyecto de restauración del Hotel Casco Viejo del antiguo Club Unión, junto con estudios sobre acceso vehicular, gestión de residuos y otros aspectos para evaluar los impactos en el patrimonio, así como tomar las medidas necesarias para mantener la autenticidad y la integridad de ambos componentes del sitio de la propiedad, particularmente en la zona de amortiguamiento y en el entorno más amplio de Panamá Viejo.

También se entregó para la Lista Indicativa de Panamá el documento “Ruta Colonial Transístmica de Panamá”, que es paso previo y anteproyecto, diseño conceptual digamos, del nuevo dossier de nominación a la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial que deberá evitar la salida de la Lista de Patrimonio Mundial del “Sitio Arqueológico de Panamá Viejo y Distrito Histórico de Panamá”. Compendiará con éste a las “Fortificaciones de la Costa Caribeña de Panamá: Portobelo y San Lorenzo” y agregará el Camino Real y el Camino de Cruces.

Patrimonio Mundial Natural de Panamá

Reservas de la Cordillera de Talamanca–La Amistad /Parque Nacional de la Amistad

Talamanca Range-La Amistad Reserves / La Amistad National Park (Costa Rica, Panama) ©UNESCO Author: Marc Patry

En cuanto a los sitios de Patrimonio Mundial Natural de Panamá, las “Reservas de la Cordillera de Talamanca–La Amistad /Parque Nacional de la Amistad”, que es un Patrimonio Mundial transfronterizo compartido por Costa Rica y Panamá, recibió el encomio del Comité por la suspensión del contrato de construcción de la hidroeléctrica Chan II en el sector panameño Parque Nacional de la Amistad. Ambos países deberán terminar conjuntamente al 2018 la Evaluación Ambiental Estratégica (SEA) y presentar nuevamente un informe de estado de conservación al Comité en ese mismo año. Se recordó a ambos países el peligro que representa para el valor universal excepcional el impacto de las hidroeléctricas en este patrimonio mundial natural.

Parque Nacional de Coiba y su zona especial de protección marina. Fuente: whalewatchingpanama.com

Parque Nacional de Coiba y su zona especial de protección marina. Fuente: whalewatchingpanama.com

El “Parque Nacional de Coiba y su zona especial de protección marina” recibió la advertencia de que ingresará a la Lista del Patrimonio Mundial en Peligro en el año 2018 si el país no presenta avances significativos en protegerle de prácticas pesqueras que no son sostenibles en el sector. El Comité reconoció los avances logrados en la generación de un Plan de Uso Público y en la reducción del número de ganado salvaje que afecta el ecosistema de la isla, y urgió al país a adoptar las recomendaciones emitidas por las misiones de monitoreo de expertos de IUCN a Panamá en 2014 y 2016.

Acceso público

Todos los documentos presentados al Comité del Patrimonio Mundial este año fueron finalizados y remitidos por la vía diplomática al Centro del Patrimonio Mundial en París, en enero de 2017. Se encuentran en disponibles en línea como documentos de acceso público en la página web de UNESCO para la Convención del Patrimonio Mundial. Constituyó una gran satisfacción profesional atender como experta en estudios del patrimonio mundial estas tareas de gran importancia para el pais junto a un equipo de trabajo, en cuanto a los sitios de patrimonio mundial cultural, y con el equipo interinstitucional reunido por la Cancillería de la República de Panamá.

Como ha indicado el INAC en diversas declaraciones a los medios de comunicación panameños, se está gestionando desde 2016 un préstamo del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) para sufragar los gastos millonarios de las obras requeridas, cuyos detalles asimismo reportó el país a UNESCO mediante los informes entregados. El Comité tomó nota más no lo ha aceptado como un hecho por estar aún en etapa preliminar.

 

Saludos,

 

Katti Osorio, Ph.D.

Fuente: UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention (website). http://whc.unesco.org/

(1) El viaducto marino de la Cinta Costera 3 es parte del proyecto licitado por el Ministerio de Obras Públicas “Preservación del Patrimonio Histórico de la Ciudad de Panamá” (2011 – 2013), ejecutado por la Compañía Constructura Norberto Odebrecht. Esta compañía brasileña se encuentra en la actualidad bajo investigación por el Ministerio Público (Procuraduría General de la Nación) y se relaciona con una investigación internacional por corrupción, en proceso.

Conference: Panama City to their 500 years old: Heritage

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Dear Friends of Patrimonio Panamá:

 

Thursday 20 of November, 2014, Deputy National Historical Heritage of the National Institute of Culture (INAC), I gave a lecture entitled, “Panama City to their 500 years old: Heritage”, under the First Academic Day History, Anthropology and Tourism which was held at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Panama 19 until 21 this month.

For the link to the Call of the First Academic Day History, Anthropology and Tourism, click here.

This is the summary of my paper: “The significance of national heritage World Heritage is an honor and a challenge for the country, where they are in the balance perception of historical as well globalized economic asset to the demands of tourism and real estate development, and public perception of historical heritage in its capacity as a witness of the past of the nation and therefore their identities. Circumstances in national and world history caused profound changes in the official perception of what heritage, and spurred the formulation of laws and regulations for protection and management, especially in cases where it is exploitable as an economic good prominently, such as the Archaeological Site of Panama Viejo and Casco Antiguo Panama City: both components of a world heritage places almost five centuries of existence that projects into a difficult future to predict.”

In my lecture, attended by distinguished anthropologists, Archaeologists, Panamanian historians and cultural managers, I detailed the current situation of the Old Town of Panama to UNESCO, as reflected in the various articles of this blog.

First Academic Day History, Anthropology and Tourism which was held at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Panama 19 until 21 of November, 2014.

First Academic Day History, Anthropology and Tourism which was held at the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Panama 19 until 21 of November, 2014. Photos are courtesy of Clemente fine Marin, Coordinator of Archaeology of the Board of Panama Viejo.

 

Regards,

 

Katti Osorio Ugarte, Ph.D.

From perogrullería and coastal belts

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Dear Friends of Patrimonio Panamá:

Let me share with you a few words of Miguel de Unamuno who liked me and with which I agree, also. Miguel, in time, is dedicated to the philosophy and thinking disturbing questions.

Without discussing - idle-whether or not the discussion I was twenty years ago, It is indisputable, I think, the fact that I am today comes, by continuous series of states of consciousness, of my body that was twenty years ago. Memory is the basis of individual personality, as well as tradition is the collective personality of a people. It lives in the memory and the memory, and our spiritual life is not, at bottom, but the effort of our memory to persevere, hope to be done, the efforts of our past to seize the future.

This is a shrill perogrullería, this I know; but it is to, rolling on the world, one that seems men feel themselves is. One of my best friends, with whom I have walked every day for many years integers, every time I spoke to him this feeling of personality, told me: "Well I do not feel myself; I do not know what that is ".

On one occasion, this friend that I allude me dijo: "I would be Guy" (here a name), and told: that's what I never quite understand, you want to be any other. Will be another, is a desire to stop being one which is. I mean I want you to have what someone else has, their wealth or knowledge; but be another, is the thing I did not explain. (De Unamuno 1912: 12, 13)

There are several things that caught my attention in these reflections written by Miguel little over a hundred years ago, but in a different context that is as universal human. That is why I said that Michael wrote “in time”, for though it is true that is deceased, the expression of his written word has aspects of immortality. He implicitly says that there is continuing, and therefore the memory is the basis of individual personality. It is a very good idea, similarly the more because the traditions are the basis of the collective personality of a people. Twenty ago, Forty-six, hundred, hundred eleven or four hundred ninety-five years, if you, We were one or many different peoples under the name Panama. What is being Panamanian, after all? All aspects of our history belong to us; make us what we are today with all the strengths and weaknesses of our relations in society. Although fragment us want those ethnic and sociocultural aspects of our preference (because we are so mixed up that we like to choose us, relegating other aspects of our composition to the background in a paradox), legally we are still all, Panamanians. All aspects of our history belong to us. We were masters, subordinates, invaders, Defenders, slaves, kidnapped, immigrants, displaced, exiles, sovereign. Where is “our spiritual life”, “the effort of our memory to persevere, hope to be done, the efforts of our past to seize the future”? Since my particular optical, the effort of our memory for persevering could not be anything other than the transmission of our history and our heritage extension, to future generations.

If we find Panamanians “not feel themselves” It is our own collective guilt; not enhance our history as something alive and real consequences in this; for not protecting our material witnesses, which are the vestiges, landmarks. I emphasize that they do not relate only to those declared by law… but even these have been able to protect the. What was the historical testimony of the Old Town of Panama before the construction of the marine viaduct Cinta Costera Phase 3? His close relationship with its marine environment was essential to understand that it was a port city, logistics node first Spanish empire and after versions continued until they Panama Canal Zone, created in 1904, absorbed the port, replacing the port of Balboa. The city, which was destroyed in 1671 and whose importance was rebuilt in 1673, remained, persisted and grew up on the same premise: be a logistical node communications and inter-oceanic and intercontinental. The barrier between the old city and the sea that gave birth asphyxia and suppresses the universal meaning, reached in time to be the province of all mankind.

Some argue that the new viaduct is cute, because they do not understand themselves as Panamanians, I guess. No "feel" the core meaning of the term. Is almost forced to think that this is a product of the education system, but that would be selfish, because for generations it was excellent and former Panamanian students are those living.

Sometimes, some told me they wanted to be the Dubai of the Americas, and that this was necessary to have as many tapes as possible coastal. Here I identified fully with Miguel, because I did not understand that someone wants to stop "being" (as people) what he is; Do his past aside to "be" another. Not even talked about having things "like Dubai», but "be the Dubai of the Americas». Will not know 'being' Panamanian? This is something that I do not understand, and seems to be the crux of the biggest problem. Obviously, who built the viaduct had personal and economic reasons; but, What Panamanians celebrate?

Perhaps time for some answers to all this perogrullería dear readers, when, Miguel, No longer here.

Regards,

Katti Osorio Ugarte, Ph.D.

Viaduct Marine Coastal Belt 3 and the wall of Panama, March 2014.

Viaduct Marine Coastal Belt 3 and the wall of Panama, March 2014.


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REFERENCES
De Unamuno, Miguel (1912). The Tragic Sense of Life. Renaissance, Madrid, Spain.

Panama and the changing boundaries of the World Heritage property, “Archaeological Site of Panama Viejo and Historic District of Panama”

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Dear Friends of Patrimonio Panamá:

Continuing the theme of UNESCO and clarify a few points, in the newspapers of the town (also understand that in the Panama America), it has emerged that the National Institute of Culture (INAC) propose alternative sites as heritage (world). INAC is only referred to the Camino de Cruces Park, Camino Real and the Bolivar Hall.

After reviewing the website of the next session 38 the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to be held in Qatar in June 2014, are not scheduled so far (1May ro 2014) new nominations to the World Heritage List of UNESCO properties from Panama (Véase WHC-14/38.COM/8B Nominations to the World Heritage List, in http://whc.unesco.org/document/128811), although it is possible that Panama has not complied with the delivery schedule and therefore are not posted.

I allow for, interpret the statements of INAC that these new sites to be suggested correspond to the option 3 the report of the joint high level mission ICOMOS – World Heritage Centre, whose report has been in the news this week Panamanian.

In the report's recommendations, the No.3 option to change limits of the property “Archaeological Site of Panama Viejo and Historic District of Panama”, he points out (in its short version):

“Submission of a (phased) approach by 1 February 2015 in which an overall new vision is included regarding components of the property as parts of a broader territorial system related to interoceanic and intercontinental commerce over five centuries. This option would imply a re-nomination of the property.” (http://whc.unesco.org/en/documents/128501, page 14)

In Spanish,

“Delivery of an approach (in-phase) until 1 February 2015 in which a new global vision to be included as components of the property as part of a larger territorial system related to oceanic and intercontinental trade in the course of five centuries. This option would involve a re-nomination of the property”.

Will have to wait to receive UNESCO Build Panamanian documents to see how exactly this is being proposed renomination, and the role it has in it the Archaeological Site of Panama Viejo, Old Town and what parts of them would be included. Al renominar, everything included in the nomination must prove that expresses exceptional universal value.

Certainly, on the “wider territorial system related to oceanic and intercontinental trade” would refer to the Strategic Triangle, whose three vertices have been: The Castle of San Lorenzo El Real de Chagre, the fortified port of Portobelo, and Panama City, where two of its “sides” They were Camino de Cruces, and Camino Real. Over the centuries, City of Columbus replace Portobelo (which in turn replaced the Name of God) as terminal port city of oceanic trade route.

Remember, the three options recommended by the report of the JAM high ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring – World Heritage Centre, are as follows:

OPTION 1

“Submission of a significant boundary change to focus the site only on Panama Viejo based on the original extension dossier of 2002, to also include the new buffer zone by law 91/2007 and review the statement of Outstanding Universal Value.”

In Spanish,

“Delivering a major change to the site boundaries to focus only on Panama Viejo based on the original file extension 2002, to include the new buffer zone declared by Act 91 of 2007 and review the Statement of Outstanding Universal Value.”

OPTION 2

“Submission of option I with an addition of a reduced area in the Historic District where some of the main attributes that convey the contribution of this component to the outstanding universal value of the serial property are present.”

In Spanish,

“Delivery Option 1 with the addition of a small area in the Historic District (Casco Antiguo) where some of the main attributes that express the contribution of this component to the outstanding universal value are present.”

OPTION 3 (cited above)

“Submission of a (phased) approach by 1 February 2015 in which an overall new vision is included regarding components of the property as parts of a broader territorial system related to interoceanic and intercontinental commerce over five centuries. This option would imply a re-nomination of the property.”

In Spanish,

“Delivery of an approach (in-phase) until 1 February 2015 in which a new global vision to be included as components of the property as part of a larger territorial system related to oceanic and intercontinental trade in the course of five centuries. This option would involve a re-nomination of the property”.

Regards,

Katti Osorio Ugarte

http://www.prensa.com/impreso/panorama/inac-sugerira-unesco-nuevos-sitios-como-patrimonio/317538

A single property: Archaeological Site of Panama Viejo and Historic District of Panama (790bis) (Panamá)

A single property: Archaeological Site of Panama Viejo and Historic District of Panama (790bis) (Panamá)

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SUGGESTED READING ON STRATEGIC desaturated
Shoemaker, Juan Manuel 1980. History of the Castle of San Lorenzo El Real Chagre. Military Service History, Commission for Historic Studies of Public Works and Urbanism (CEHOPU), Spain.

Top Ten most downloaded Authors in ICOMOS Open Archive, December 2013 – January 2014

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Friends of Patrimonio Panama:

Yesterday, I received from the Documentation Centre of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) the good news that I am in the Top Ten list of most downloaded authors for the period December 2013 to January 2014, ICOMOS Open Archive in (http://openarchive.icomos.org/), at position number 10.

I was unaware that there was a list of the Top Ten Most Downloaded Authors (Top Ten List) at the Documentation Centre, so this announcement was a flattering surprise. I am thankful to all who have given their kind attention to my papers available to all of you at ICOMOS Open Archive, especially “The Attributes of Outstanding Universal Value of a property considered World Heritage – The case of the Archaeological Site of Panama Viejo and Historic District of Panama“, published in Canto Rodado Vol.7, 2012, the most downloaded of them.

I could not but place here the full list I received from Ms. Lucile Smirnov, Manager of the ICOMOS Open Archive (ICOMOS Open Archive) and Head of ICOMOS Documentation Centre, as a means to recommend for you to read the interesting works of the other nine authors.

Top Ten Authors (December 2013 – January 2014)

  • Labesse, Olive
  • Martinez Celis, Diego
  • Abdulac, Samir
  • Botiva Contreras, Alvaro
  • Vidargas, Francisco
  • Bonacini, Elisa
  • Prats, Michèle
  • Niglio, Olimpia
  • Venturini, Edgardo J.
  • Osorio, Katti

    • Regards,

    Katti Osorio Ugarte

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    NOTE: I recommend reading the entry on this website, Paper about the outstanding universal value of a Panamanian property on the World Heritage List (Now in English and Spanish.