The Interpretation centre at Maimará locality, Quebrada de Humahuaca (Jujuy province, Northwestern Argentina): Linking cultural and natural heritages

CÓNSOLE GONELLA C.A.; URQUIZA S.V.

Berlín

Congreso; 5th International YES Congress; 2019

Young Earth Scientists Network (YES Network)

Natural interpretation centres are specific locations that work in the aim of heritage protection and diffusion. Beyond the traditional sight of museums, usually ?static?, these locations seek the interaction between the visitors and the preserved sites, using modern approaches like stimulation of senses, handling of objects and use of technology. The main goal of this project is the construction of the first cultural and natural interpretation centre in the Maimará locality, at the Quebrada de Humahuaca region. There, we are working linking the local community with the paleontological team and governmental institutions. The natural heritage consists of dinosaur tracks that outcrops in a beautiful place. We are now planning the main location of the interpretation centre, in the first stage of planification of the facilities. The main facility consists of a building divided in two sections. The first one is for reception of tourists, and support media to learn about not only about the geology of the area, if not also flora and fauna and emphasis with the archaeological and cultural heritage. The second one allows thepalaeontological reconstruction of tracks and trackmakers using 3d support media and posters. As support of this project, we expose as successful analogous cases the interpretation centres of archaeological sites in Antofagasta de la Sierra (Catamarca) and Coranzulí (Jujuy).