PANAMA's JUNE IN THE UNESCO PROPOSED RECEIVER ON THE TRANSIST COLONIAL RULES
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The Minister of Culture (MiCultura), Giselle González Villarrué gave to the Permanent Ambassador of Panama to the UNESCO, Elia Guerra the documentation that defines the Transitory Colonial Route (RCT) of Panama and that should be submitted to the World Heritage Center with headquarters in Paris, France before 1 February.
The RCT of Panama includes the fortifications of the Panamanian Caribbean: The Castle of San Lorenzo and the fortifications of Portobelo, the Civil Roads: The Way of Cruces and Royal Roads, the Casco Antiguo of Panama and the archaeological site of Old Panama and it is expected that Ambassador Guerra will present the "Dossier" next January 27 to fulfill the established times.
The documentation complies with the requirements of the World Heritage Centre as a plan and a management system detailed by Minister González Villarrué.
The decision to be taken by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will be known in July or August 2024 but earlier, an expert mission from ICOMOS (International Monuments and Sites Council) will come to the country during October with a view to monitoring and monitoring its components.
Minister González Villarrué, who also submitted the "dossier" to the Cabinet Board headed by the President of the Laurentine Republic Cortizo Cohen, emphasized this process as a national goal and thanked the body's team that helped to meet the times required by the global body.
Meanwhile, Panama's ambassador to the UNESCO, Elia Guerra stated that RCT's nomination is an "important symbol of the Panamanian isthma to the world, not now but for more than 500 years."
He explained that if RCT's recognition was accepted, it gave Panama an incalculable cultural value at a global level that as well as achieving its declaration as a heritage will have an impact on the tourist area as well.
At the event of surrender were representatives of the old Panama patronates, San Lorenzo, Portobelo and Casco Antiguo and the team of technicians who supported the production of the dossier.
