The historic neighborhood to Valparaiso city was declared heritage of humanity in July 2nd 2003. Since then the city has achieved unusual social interest, so much so that this title seems to define a before and after in ...

The historic neighborhood to Valparaiso city was declared heritage of humanity in July 2nd 2003. Since then the city has achieved unusual social interest, so much so that this title seems to define a before and after in ...

As social constructions, heritage properties require the participation of all their stakeholders, especially in the case of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Atapuerca (Burgos, Spain) World Heritage Site is used as a test ...

This article discusses the documentary heritage as a presentation of the patrimonial universe still negligibly explored, which can bring inquiries about its legitimacy as well as its role in this context. A closer relation ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the existing relations between three fundamental constructs (motivation and satisfaction) and the type of travellers in a World Heritage Site (WHS) tourist destination, the ...

Heritage tourism has been growing over the last few years, especially in cities that have been declared World Heritage Sites. This paper presents research that investigates the motivations for tourists to visit Cuenca. ...

Regardless of whether celebrated or repudiated the past is omnipresent. While the personal traits imbued in these elements will succumb to time, their collective aspects remain endless. What was once a dilettante past ...

On the occasion of the second century of the independence of the city of Cuenca, this contribution aims to reflect on the dynamic process of becoming a World Heritage Site, and some of the key actors involved in that ...