Chapter Nine. Caught Between Nature And Culture: Making A Living Within The World Heritage Site Of Machu Picchu, Peru

Maxwell, Keely; Ypeij, Annelou

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“…At the same time, protecting archaeological ruins from privatization meant that the sites could remain resources available for everyone and their future efforts at prospecting, in whatever form that might take. For some this meant being allowed to cut trees for fuel near sites or graze their animals (Maxwell ; Maxwell and Ypeij ). For others, it meant establishing their own restaurants, food stalls, or artisan shops (Pellegrino ).…”

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Heritage Prospecting and the Past as Future(s) in Peru

Hall

2019

J Latin Amer Carib Anth

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Resumen En febrero de 2008 un paro de 48 horas estalló en la ciudad de Cuzco, Perú, sobre dos leyes que se habían aprobado desde la ciudad de Lima. Estas dos leyes dieron concesiones a organizaciones que prometieron a desarrollar el patrimonio de la nación. Los manifestantes entendieron que las leyes afectarían los restos arqueológicos. Este artículo examina el paro a través del concepto de “prospección de patrimonio” a demostrar que el patrimonio hoy es un recurso politizado y flexible que se forma constantemente, y que está siempre en desarrollo y expansión. En vez de entender el paro como una crítica del neoliberalismo, o política sobre entendimientos del espacio, o una afirmación de los derechos indígnenos, el paro es mejor entendido como una lucha por prospección a reclamar el patrimonio, uno de los recursos más importantes en el Perú. Esto sugiere que el valor del patrimonio es la posibilidad de su potencial, ni tradición o historia.

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Section: They Want a Five Star Hotel To Go To The Bathroom? What Nerve!mentioning

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Heritage Prospecting and the Past as Future(s) in Peru

Hall

2019

J Latin Amer Carib Anth

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“…As Robbins notes, these competing priorities ‘become immediately political since the face‐off is not simply between ideas about nature but also basic underlying class differences and differential relationships to capitalist economics’ (Robbins, 2012: 207). While such restrictions help conserve the local environment, they also impact on residents' livelihoods as ‘modern‐day human activities’ are restricted (Maxwell and Ypeij, : 183). Consequently, ‘peasants’ interests are both subordinate to and threatened by proposed solutions to conservation concerns' (Maxwell and Ypeij, 2009: 178).…”

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Rural Community‐Based Tourism and its Impact on Ecological Consciousness, Environmental Stewardship and Social Structures

Raftopoulos

2018

Bull Latin American Res

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Since rural community-based tourism (RCBT) emerged, it has been widely considered to be an effective means of promoting development and conserving natural resources. Through a political ecology approach, this article explores the potential of RCBT to foster long-term stewardship and transformations in ecological consciousness among campesino communities in unprotected areas. Using Cocachimba as a case study, the article reveals that while RCBT can increase environmental consciousness, stewardship and conservation practices, it also reshapes human-environmental relations, changing both the value and the meaning of environment, as well as altering societal structures and changing relationships within communities.

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“…In Peru, academic research demonstrates how tourism development alters gender and race relations and fosters processes of social change amongst indigenous and local communities (Henrici, ; Stronza, ; Fuller, ; Babb, ; Ypeij, ). In addition to reinforcing processes of social exclusion (Ypeij, ; Maxwell and Ypeij, ; Steel, ), and increasing internal socio‐economic differentiation and conflicts (Gascón, ; Stronza, ; Carnaffan, ), tourism development intensifies tensions between local communities and outsiders (Ypeij and Zorn, ). Moreover, tourism often converts local histories, traditions and cultural identity markers into commodities for the tourist market.…”

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Coastal Tourism in a Context of Neoliberal Development: Social Change in Mancora, Peru

Velarde

2018

Bull Latin American Res

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The case of Mancora, Northern Peru, illustrates a process of neoliberalisation through which conceptions of place, local identities and the recent history of the place have been reformulated due to the rapid expansion of global tourism. In this former fishing village, tourism development altered local conceptions of place, allowing the emergence of contrasting projects for converting it into a beach resort. This process brought about a context governed by land conflicts and tension between local authorities, where local inhabitants reshaped their identities and the recent history of the place in order to gain or maintain ownership over valuable natural resources.

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Chapter Nine. Caught Between Nature And Culture: Making A Living Within The World Heritage Site Of Machu Picchu, Peru

Cited by 6 publications

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Heritage Prospecting and the Past as Future(s) in Peru

Heritage Prospecting and the Past as Future(s) in Peru

Rural Community‐Based Tourism and its Impact on Ecological Consciousness, Environmental Stewardship and Social Structures

Coastal Tourism in a Context of Neoliberal Development: Social Change in Mancora, Peru

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