The Power of Culture

"Gastronomy is the cultural expression of a basic need. It plays an irreplaceable part in development processes," says Manual Izaguirre Sotomayor, head of the Tourist Observatory of the University of San Martin de Porres in Lima, Peru.

There has to be more cohesion in heritage projects, stated the participants during the second CIE heritage day that took place September 27, 2007.

On Friday 13 July 2007, the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains of south-eastern Peru was voted one of the seven wonders of the modern world. There is concern that the rising visitor numbers could irreparably damage the site.

'Cultural landscape' was a term that figured prominently in the international Cultural Heritage and Landscape Congress, held in Lima (Peru) at the end of June 2007.

The Broken Memory Project was set up by a select group of artists, researchers, writers and exhibition organisers. It consists of an exhibition, debates, a series of films and a book.

The Dutch Centre for International Heritage activities is participating in a special project in Afghanistan: recovery of the Afghanistan cultural heritage is being worked on in Kabul and the northern city of Tashqurghan.