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This national workshop is devoted to the recognition and preservation
of Cuba’s living heritage particularly through the promotion
and implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the
Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The three-day meeting includes:
- visits to the museums of Cocoa and Matachin,
- the opening of several exhibitions featuring drawings and photographs,
- field visits in the footsteps of Christopher Columbus, Yumurí,
Barigua, Paso de los Alemanes,
- visits to cocoa plantations presenting the different production
stages,
- demonstrations of local dances, songs and typical dishes.
Dr Alejandro Hartmann, Historian of the City of Baracoa, also gives
a conference on the impact/legacy left by cocoa on the city’s
cultural diversity.
Approximately 70 participants are taking part in the various workshop
activities, and a group of 30 participants, including bearers of
the cacao traditions, experts and local authorities, meet to discuss
and validate a proposal for the safeguarding of the cacao traditions
in Cuba.
The draft proposal is based on the Convention for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the New Strategy of the Slave
Route Project and the Living Human Treasures systems. It has been
drawn up by the UNESCO Regional Office for Culture in Latin America
and the Caribbean and the Cuban National Commission for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and will be disseminated after
the meeting/workshop.
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