Or
Maybe I
should follow Eddie Cochran’s advice and “take my problem to the United Nations.”
Now when you are reading this
blog and thinking I’m a little crazy for suggesting that New England’s estimated
250,000 miles of Iconic Stone Walls might be Indigenous (Native American) in origin
– in particularl the double rows that line (or once lined) trails that turned
into roads – I’d suggest you take a look at some of what follows below:
“The Qhapaq Ñan, an Andean road
system which in Argentina crosses seven provinces and extends along over 118.5
kilometers, was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, during the 38th
session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Doha, Qatar.
As the backbone of the political
and economic power of the Tawantinsuyo (Inca Empire), this network of roads of
more than 30,000km (18,641.136 miles) in length, connected many productive,
administrative and ceremonial centers, built over 2,000 years of Andean
pre-Inca culture, covering an extensive area from the center of Argentina and
Chile up to the southeast of Colombia.”
- See more at: http://www.qatarisbooming.com/article/qhapaq-nan-andean-road-system-was-declared-unesco-world-heritage-site#sthash.hGIASr1p.dpuf
Lima, nov. 23 (ANDINA). As part of the application process of
Qhapaq Ñan to the list of World Heritage of Unesco, working closely with the
surrounding towns the Inca Trail to raise awareness about the protection,
conservation and sustainable use, it was reported today.
Rodrigo Ruiz, coordinator of Community Participation of the project by
the Ministry of Culture, said that working on the basis of 96 localities, among
which are districts, rural communities, annexes, villages and in some cases
though mínimos- land private.
"With locations is a progressive work I carried out according to the
ministry's logistics capabilities, to seek add a framework of social protection
Qhapaq Ñan" he said in statements to Andina news agency .
It is necessary, he said, that people recognize the importance of the
cultural heritage and contribute to its protection and enhancement.
This, he added, because one of the indications apply to Unesco World
Heritage Inca Trail is to be done in a participatory manner and with the
consent, information and consultation of the localities in the environment.
"I will convey to the communities that have a global heritage within
its territory will help generate activities for the social, environmental,
educational and economic development of its people," he said.
Even claims for attention from the State to these areas, he said.
Ruiz said that this outreach work with the populations where lies the
Qhapaq Ñan is not limited to the nomination, as the project of this road
system, which began ten years ago, always involved a community effort.
The reason, he said, is that precisely the Inca trail has been preserved
in the highland areas of the country where the rural communities that continue
to use it as a means of interconnection between the adjoining towns.
"So, our efforts are aimed at achieving the commitment to protect
the Qhapaq Ñan, through the signing of memoranda of understanding, even with
the peasant patrols, as has already been done during the meetings that we held,
both in confined areas and outdoors, "he said.
Populations are indispensable allies to take care of the cultural
heritage, located in areas that exceed sometimes 4,000 meters above sea level,
where state presence is not continuous due to the remoteness he said.
He also stressed that thanks to the undertaken dialogue has advanced over
18 areas classified maximum protection for the nomination process, of the 33
that are taken into account.
"This advance means 43 locations intervened this year in different
regions Ancash, La Libertad, Huanuco, Lima, Junin and Piura" he said.
He added with 43 commitments signed by the localities, which have decided
to support in all activities organized and propose works to be executed
jointly.
She stressed that the signatories recognize the need to define zoning
protection areas to preserve the Qhapaq Ñan, which in many cases means that
adapt some traditional actions that may jeopardize the heritage.
In this regard, he cited agriculture, housing and public works that often
are made without regard to cultural heritage.
In Peruvian territory 25,000 kilometers of Inca Trail were recorded and
estimated that there are 40,000 total level of connecting six countries:
Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru.
These nations have joined forces for a declaration of Qhapaq Ñan as a
World Cultural Heritage site and prepare the respective file in order to raise
it to Unesco, possibly in January 2013.
(FIN) TMC / JOT
GRM
Published: 23/11/2012
100
kilometers from Salta and confused (?) in a majestic landscape, are the ruins
of what used to be a key pre-Colombian trade center.
A still from: https://youtu.be/MrOcdBIwDLs
And you might find some zigzag stone walls with Serpent imagery contained in them:
Sacsayhuamán
Well I support your idea to have the trails here on turtle island preserved as natural heritage. it'd make a big stir. US would need to acknowledge it enacted genocide on a valuable culture. would be wise to act soon before China or Saudis buy everything up.
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