Global cultural heritage preservation initiatives

Various cultural heritage and preservation projects are being implemented across different regions.

In Paraguay, the Tape Tuya project is working to recover the ancient Jesuit road in the Itapúa region, connecting the towns of Santísima Trinidad del Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangué. This initiative, supported by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), aims to integrate historical routes with local tourism. Simultaneously, archaeological work in Priego de Córdoba, Spain, has uncovered medieval structures at the Torre del Espartal, with plans to transform the site into a panoramic viewpoint.

In Brazil, community-focused efforts are underway in São Luís and Paraty. In São Luís, the ‘IESTI: Território Vivo’ meeting focuses on valuing local knowledge and oral histories through projects like ‘Patrimônio em Rede’. In Paraty, a pilot project titled ‘Patrimônios Vivos’ is utilizing a digital version of the National Inventory of Cultural References to document the material and immaterial heritage of Quilombo, indigenous, and caiçara communities within the Paraty Mirim region.