Aprobación y resimbolización del patrimonio en el Ecuador. Historia, arquitectura y comunidad. El caso de Cuenca

Abstract

The article analyzes the conservation of the architectural patrimony of Ecuador. It proposes the retrieval of the notion of patrimony related to the idea of citizenship. The essay establishes the state of the art on the field in Ecuador, reviews the cases of Quito and Guayaquil and centers the problem in Cuenca, a city Patrimony of Humanity since 1999. It formulates the need that the research and diffusion of history in these cities should be adopted as part of a permanent public political policy.