The sambaquis, Brazilian archeological and cultural heritage, are constructions where traces of prehistoric daily habits such as utensils, zoolites, food remains, tools, adornments, including burials, can be found. Through archeological analyzes, the continuous presence of ancient peoples was recognized in a sedentary way, as they located close to water slides – sources of food – and above the level of the sea of the full tide, acting as a landmark in the landscape. In Laguna-SC, the sambaquis are subject to disorderly urban expansion and all kinds of exploitation. This work supports the proposal of the implementation of an Interpretation Center (IC) to preserve the sambaquis in the region of the Santa Marta Lighthouse, in Laguna-SC, emphasizing the importance in the context of the landscape and highlighting the conflicts as regards municipal, state and federal legislation. The methodology is based on the bibliographic review referring to the characteristics of the sambaquis, their distribution in the region of Paleolaguna and the need for their preservation as a world cultural heritage, as well as the study of the legislation in the three spheres. The district of the Santa Marta Lighthouse, the proposed location for the implementation of the Interpretation Center, is distant 19 km from the city center, separated by dunes, lakes and mangrove swamps, lacking in sanitation equipment, health, education and culture and where most of the Sambaquis are concentrated. The cross-fertilization between environmental and land legislation and cultural heritage protection practices show conflicts in the management of the sambaquis that make up the local landscape. The management plan of the Environmental Protection Area Whale Franca (APABF – ICMBio), the Municipal Master Plan of Laguna and the National and State Coastal Management Plans, diverge on the characteristics of the areas where this archeological heritage exists, transforming the sambaquis into objects of difficult management. It is through the analysis of the legislation that this article identifies the difficulty of the legislators in understanding the importance of the archeological heritage and, in this way, justifies the implantation of an Interpretation Center in the Lighthouse of Santa Marta as equipment for raising awareness and preserving the local archeological heritage. It concludes with design guidelines for the implementation of the Interpretation Center in the batches defined as A and B considering the accesses and potential visualization of the natural and anthropic landscape.