CLIMATE CHANGE, WORLD HERITAGE AND TOURISM

CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE, PATRIMOINE MONDIAL ET TOURISME

10e séminaire de la Chaire UNESCO et du Réseau UNIWIN-UNESCO « Culture, Tourisme, Développement »

Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

En collaboration avec :
L CENTRE PATRIMOINE MONDIAL DE L UNESCO,
ICOMOS France,
ASSOCIATION DES BIENS FRANÇAIS DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL

Lundi 16 décembre 2019

UNESCO

Sous la direction de
MARIA GRAVARI-BARBAS
Chaire UNESCO CULTURE, TOURISME, DEVELOPPEMENT

Textes réunis par

Vega Partesotti

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The Ancestral Landscape Renaissance of "La Fiesta del Ag a
From Climate Change Resilience to Sustainable Tourism in
Lambayeque (Peru)

Adine GAVAZZI
UNESCO Chair Anthropology of Health - Biosphere and Systems of Healing
University of Genoa

Abstract
The comm ni based re i al of an ancien a er rela ed radi ion in he Per ian region of Lamba eq e
re eals he li ing memor of a erri or implemen ing habi a res a ra ion according o indigeno s cri eria and
demons ra ing he con in i be een he ances ral reso rces of he place he his or of he landscape and
he c rren managemen of i s reso rces Thanks o he e en La Fies a del Ag a Far Ich Lap in m chik
lang age he regional a areness of he role of Ances ral Heri age in connec ion i h Clima e Change is grea l
increasing The combina ion of geomorpholog a s of life pre Hispanic memor and con emporar reco er
genera ed a recogni able en ironmen al c l ral economic and social model in si S s ainable De elopmen
goals Heal h and ell being for he de elopmen of medicinal plan s and heir se Q ali ed ca ion
hro gh he forma ion of local research Gender eq ali in he planning and se of he reso rces he
ri er Chanca as par of a grea er ances ral landscape fores s as a reso rce for s s ainable economic
de elopmen he m l ila er bio corridor as Clima e Change mi iga ion de ice and he safeg arding
of bio ic ne orks hanks o affores a ion adap able o he e reme manifes a ions prod ced b Clima e
Change Indigeno s Kno ledge of biodi ersi is he ke o safeg arding he highl di ersified bio ic ne ork
of he Andean ropics The ork of he comm ni ies and Eco m se ms in his erri or demons ra es ha he
recons r c ion of c l ral bio corridors from he coas o he Ama on is he bes res a ra ion approach for
C l ral and Na ral Heri age The con rib ion of Ecological reser e of Chaparri in he Chanca Valle oge her
i h he WHS Ten a i e Lis Ceremonial Cen ers and Fores s in he Leche Valle of T c me Pomac and Sican
eaches i h he Fies a del Ag a an e emplar s ccessf l o come and a replicable model of In egral
Renaissance of an Ances ral Landscape

Introduction
The Fies a del Ag a Far Ich Lap in M chik lang age celebra es a c l ral e en dedica ed o he safeg arding
of memor and he enhancemen of an ances ral radi ion of Per s ill persis ing in some alle s and i s
h drographic basins direc ed o ards a be er a er managemen in he deser areas of he Per ian
Nor hern Coas From he Hualinas songs of he Yac Ra mi of San Pedro de Cas a o he cleaning of he
di ches of he Champería of H arochirí or Laraos o he marriage of he a ers of he ri er and he lagoons in
he Qocha Ra mi of Q ispichanchi he Andean c l of Wa er and i s har es is kep ali e in celebra ions of an
ancien original memor In each c l i a ed alle he p rifica ion of he irriga ion canals corresponds o a
reno a ing cleaning and a c l ral renaissance of he landscape I s he res l of he millenar design of an
e ensi e c l ral geograph in he Coas Andes and Ama onia hich recogni es and respec s he mos
decisi e ecolog for he life of he regions he sacred a er c cle The e cep ional ni ersal al e of his
heri age has been recogni ed b UNESCO in o cases he pilgrimage o he Sanc ar of he Lord of Qo ll ri I
COM ha reaches he origin of he a ers in he sno mo n ains and he Tradi ional S s em of
he Wa er J dges in Corongo COM hich manages he comm ni s ppl in he erri or

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Figure 1. Over a thousand of archaeological sites and protected natural areas compose an immense cultural landscape
(credit: SIGDA)

In he ropical coas of he Andes he idea of ab ndance and arie of life is a he origin of he pre Hispanic
ceremonial cen ers born in a sand all ial plain and s rro nded b large rock o crops In his h per arid
landscape he a er prod ced b he fores s drainage and he in absence of high glacier sno fall sho s he
eal h of he na re di ersifica ion Pre Hispanic socie ies progressi el ransformed he landscape from a dr
fores o oods anima ed b lagoons jag ars roads and canals Fig The ma ch of reso rces of marine and
erres rial life ga e life o a niq e c l ral flo ering hich s ill combines bo h orlds be een differen
ecological floors hanks o an a en i e a er managemen and he main enance of heir ances ral c l In he
fores s he presence of n mero s offering al ars re eals he impor ance of he sacred rela ionship ha se eral
comm ni ies main ained hro gho he millennia i h he sacred mo n ains allo ing he c clical genera ion
of he ri er In he plains he presence of emples and se lemen s connec ed be een hem b a ne ork of
canals and roads sho s a landscape organi ed aro nd sacred a er pa hs Their ro es flo be een he races
of li ing and s ill recogni able c l res In he alle s and ri er basins be een Lamba eq e and Cajamarca
he c l of a er sho s e idence from he li hic and forma i e ages more han ears ago crossing e er
c l ral e pression from C pishniq e M chik Lamba eq e Sicán Cajamarca Inca and e en he arri al of
Chris iani Aimi Mako ski Perassi I s presence acq ires man ceremonial forms propi ia ions
in oca ions offerings sacrifices ceremonies cleaning of canals and aq ed c s dedica ed o he dei ies or
a hori ies o help s abili e he irriga ion and h man se c cle The con in i of he ances ral c cle
significan l a oided he e remes of dro gh s domina ed b god Kon and he one e pressed b he El Niño
clima e phenomenon corresponding o he god Pachacamac Nar áe

From pre-Hispanic Memory to Living Culture

The Chanca Lamba eq e ri er and i s as and fer ile alle s ere e ensi el channeled for irriga ion and
in egra ed in o he alle s of Zaña La Leche and Mo pe genera ing arg abl he mos prod c i e agric l ral
ne ork of he So h American Pacific coas fig re This de elopmen reflec ed in he econom agric l re
li es ock me all rg archi ec re fishing ar among all c l res of he region Telle and Ha ashida
The oponomas ic indica es he in ense m hic narra i e in er o en in he c l ral landscape par of he ri er
ro e as called Colliq e in associa ion i h he archaeological si e Coll d and he c rren Colliq e lagoon

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and he Colliq e hill This geographical se in egra ed se lemen s ro es and ceremonial cen ers in
longi dinal form follo ing he co rse of he ri er from i s mo h in he Pacific Ocean o he gorge of he
alle near Chongo ape fig re

Figure 2. The heritage of the pre-Hispanic landscape planning at Apurlec (Photo: Heinz Plenge)

Figure 3. Agricultural landscape of the Chancay river valley in the Lambayeque region (Photo: Heinz Plenge)

His or also follo s m hical memor chronicler Cabello de Balboa referring o he m h of Na mlap indica es
ha he ances or landed a he mo h of he Faq isllanga ri er Fernánde Al arado s ccessi el called
else here Colliq e Lamba eq e and Chanca The earl e hnographer Heinrich Br ning proposed
Faq isllanga as he name of a ri er crab H polobocera chilensis This cr s acean represen ed in M chik
iconograph as a a er rela ed dei also appears as a bioindica or among Ama onian socie ies Among he
A aj m for ins ance he Uncaj Ri er Crab i is considered he fa her and mo her of a er and life and in
he Chaparri Reser e i is recogni ed anno ncing rains in rock o crops s ch as he al ar of offerings Pilgrims
healers and residen s radi ionall collec ed a er from he sea o in oke rain and main ain a balance in he
clima e c cle fig re Similar o he Ukuko of he Qo ll ri i is he Andean bear Chañu a recogni ed charac er
in he Ama on ha indica es he presence of a er and food

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 CHAPARRI

The cult of water was

performed on altars
that represented
mythical beings and
bioindicators, such as
Figure 4. Offering on a carved river crab-shaped altar at Chaparri (Photo: Heinz Plenge)
river crabs

Since he ances ral progeni or Na mlap de Lamba eq e fo nded he Temple of Cho rela ed o he place name
of Cho a a a er rela ed erri orial ne ork as ins i ionali ed Na mlap m hical offspring spread
hro gho he alle especiall he righ bank of he Chanca His s ccessor Fempellec angered he gods ho
sen a major flood and as e ec ed b he illagers ho ied him hand and foo o hro him in o he sea
Nar áe Since hen a con in i of a er managemen be een he c clical Niño flood and se ere
dra gh defined he e ol ion of spiri al social and economic po er on he land
According o he pre Hispanic radi ion s ill and mo ing a ers are gender rela ed and mo e al erna i el o
crea e he comple i of he a er c cle Masc line rain falls from he sk o ards he feminine lagoons
s rro nded b he mo n ains ha genera e male a er springs reaching females lagoons crea ing male ri ers
finall direc ed o ard a lo er and grea er female lagoon he sea or Mama Cocha From here e apora ing
mois is dri en b he cons ella ions o cross he celes ial ri er of he Milk Wa he Ma and re rns o he
mo n ains again in he form of rain hereb genera ing a comple e seasonal c cle Ga a i In he
Moche era d ring he Eq ino and he e season Sep ember sacrifices and ceremonies ere performed o
recei e he rains and mon hs la er o red ce hem Hocq enghem The chronicler G amán Poma
reco n s similar ac i i ies d ring he mon h of No ember G aman Poma fol The seasonal
arri al of rains in Lamba eq e remains an indispensable e en for he s r i al of e er form of life Propi ia ing
he arri al of a er and celebra ing i s presence genera es an e emplar s or elling The sea a er is collec ed
b he shores ransferred on a ceremonial pa h o he al ars and lagoons here i is offered o g aran ee he
main enance of life fig re The cleaning of he canals he collec ion of he medicinal plan s in he sacred
si es and he prepara ion of he land o he rains reconnec he comm ni ies i h he ances ral erri or and
ell a c clical his or hose celebra ions ens re i s balanced repe i ion
La Fiesta del Agua regenera es a li el erri or from he celebra ion of i s mos isible presence he origin in
he p rif ing lagoons of he heigh s he mo emen of he ri ers in he conforma ion of he alle he ac i i
of he ild animals in he jagueyes of dr fores s he design of he channels in he c l i a ion plains and in he
cen ers of orship Main aining cohesion among all hese reso rces means promo ing en ironmen al and
c l ral al es ha allo social and economic de elopmen in he erri or Faced i h he challenges imposed
on all ecos s ems b clima e change he p blic assessmen of he presence q ali and q an i of a er
becomes necessar i h an e en ha brings oge her ins i ions and comm ni ies The recogni ion and
main enance of an ances ral geograph is par of he c l ral iden i of he region In a a similar o he
Corongo Water Judges he Irriga ion Commissions Junta de Regantes y Usuarios of oda organi e dis rib e
and se he a er in he erri or appl ing ances ral planning cri eria Yapa In man illages on he
coas and mo n ains be een Sep ember and No ember he canals are cleaned before he arri al of he rains
fig re Br ning This ac i i incl des fes i als spiri al celebra ion gas ronomic and agric l ral
fairs and radi ional ri als of he mas er healers Maestros Curanderos

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These e pressions appear inscribed in o a ider imeframe Ca holic Ceremonies his oricall increased in he
colonial Zaña hen i risked des r c ion b grea floods and in he Maes ros C randeros in ensified heir
ri als o sa e he o ns of Chicla o almos erased b an in ense Niño flooding phenomenon The Fiesta de la
Cruz on Cerro Chalpón de Mo pe s ill pro ec s s rro nding se lemen s of Olmos Tongorrape Chochope
Salas and Penachi from he fire of a olcano dro gh and floods The area corresponds o he nor hern limi
of he h dra lic and agric l ral managemen of pre Hispanic imes d e o he aridi of geoclima ic
condi ions

Figure 5. Ceremonial cleaning of the irrigation canals in Tocmoche (Photo: Heinz Plenge)

The na re of geograph ind ces he prolifera ion of c l ral ac i i ies foc sed on he search for a balance
be een na ral reso rces Since af er he ins i ionali a ion of World Wa er Da a gro p of ed ca ors
from he San J lián de Mo pe Peasan Comm ni in he archaeological comple of Ap rlec performs dances
connec ed o pre Hispanic elemen s Aro nd he ances ral mo n ain god Apu, in Chaparrí and nearb areas in
he Chanca ri er basin farmers from he M chik San a Ca alina Comm ni of Chongo ape s ill offer sea
a er on specific sacred mo n ain si es in oking a er for agric l re pas res and li es ock fig re

Figure 6. Offering of sea water on the carved rock altar of Chaparrí (Photo: Heinz Plenge)

Farfán records he ri al offerings of sea a er in he Sierra de H aros follo ing a c s om ha e ends

so h ards o Boli ia among he Chipa a de Or ro Comm ni members and an hropologis s ha e

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in erpre ed he m h of he mo n ain ances or Chaparrí and his en o rage hose charac ers are associa ed
i h he sacred springs he managemen of he s ra egic places of he adminis ra ion of he h dra lic s s em
ha in erconnec ed he alle s of Zaña La Leche and Mo pe and he des r c i e message of he gods hro gh
a flood A series of opon ms indica e he idea ha he place loca ed in he gorge of he alle became
oge her i h Cho a and Udima a main des ina ion and a landmark in he ances ral pilgrimage o orship he
a er c cle and he mo n ain ances ors Among Lamba eq e s mos recogni ed healers Maestros
curanderos of he XX cen r Don San os Vera raced his ann al pilgrimages o Chaparrí and he high Andean
lagoons s ch as he H aringas in Pi ra and Mishag anga in Cajamarca o find s reng h ell being and
medicinal plan s Plenge and Williams Be een he mon hs of Sep ember and No ember on his ro e
he cleaning of he di ches and canals con in es in he middle of a fes i e a mosphere of he peasan s ho
e hibi heir prod c s sing and dance i h regional meals chicha and ag ardien e celebra ing he good
a spices of he arri al of he rain

Environmental Context and Climate Change

Beca se of i s geographical conforma ion Per is facing in he ne decade H on and Var ghese
se ere a er scarci de ermined b Global Warming and Clima e Change The highes concen ra ion of h man
pop la ion is fo nd in he ci ies of he coas Tr jillo Ica Chimbo e Chicla o Pi ra Lima Almos million
Per ians oda do no ha e access o drinking a er In shor l before El Niño Coas al ea her arri al
all he lagoons and ar ificial reser oirs s ch as he Tarjea Poechos San Loren o Galli o Ciego and Tinajones
dried p The discharge of he Chanca Ri er in Lamba eq e reached onl m per second ins fficien o
s ppl domes ic cons mp ion N ñe J are e al
The pop la ion of he grea er pro ince of Chicla o in he Lamba eq e Region i h almos inhabi an s
addresses he alle of he Chanca Ri er as he larges and mos prod c i e agric l ral basin in Per
as main fer ile plain of he econom i does no recei e an a con rib ion from mining fishing fores r or
ecos s em ser ices as o her regions do In he absence of glaciers Lamba erq e a er is e en all genera ed
from rainfall in he Andes ca sed b he e apora ion of he Ocean and he A lan ic Basin The implemen a ion
of he Tinajones Irriga ion Projec managed b he Regional Go ernmen nder he a spices of he Na ional
A hori of Wa er ANA ens res he irriga ion of K ha fig re Ho e er almos do ble of his area as
more prod c i e in he pas follo ing agrofores r and pol c l re principles Ga a i The ac al a er
reso rces implemen ed in monoc l res remain scarce and agric l ral lands end o salini e Originall he
en ire s s em of irriga ion and drainage canals as made nder a differen se of land genera ing a fer ile
plain and a ider arie of prod c s

Figure 7 Ancestral Authorities meet at the Tinajnes Reservoir to perform water offerings. (Photo: Heinz Plenge)

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The in erconnec ion of lagoons jagueyes na ral drainages of dr fores s canals and ri ers formed and
in er ined ne ork in hich agrofores r of fr ood ransformed a er dr plain in o he mos prod c i e
region of he Andean Coas On he Andean slopes sacred si es like Mishah anga Lagoon genera ed a
pilgrimage radi ion o nders and clima e c cles and collec medicinal plan s man of hich s ill isible on
he marke s Condor Ras rero Valeriana Lirio de Jalca C lan rillo Floripondio rojo Hierba del Carnero C c i
Pimpin Ornamo Rosa andina G amanripa Reser oirs s ch as Boro Tinajones and a er channel dis rib os
s s ems like La P n illa fig re s ill ser e as con emporar ro es of an ancien managemen a er s s em
In he na ral ecos s em of he dr fores he reser oirs genera ed b he soil drainage as in Chaparri allo
he permanence of ild animals feeds he fores s and genera es a er for he ri er Ances ral maps of his
s s ems ere raced on ide rocks sed as al ars for offerings rela ed o he a er c cle A idespread s s em
of s b canals origina ing from Ta mi and Racarr mi in Chongo ape allo s he forma ion of man o hers
Sarrián Q efe Ronope Cois Chilape P len Xa pe Callanca M isol Póemape all of hich connec he
agric l ral area of he Chanca Ri er The original flo of km caref ll planned since millennia feeds oda
pro incial capi als illages agric l ral companies and a gro ing pop la ion

Figure 8. Ancestral authorities converge from different routes at channel distribution La Puntilla (Photo: Heinz Plenge)

The pre Hispanic landscape planning sho s an effec i e a er channeling hanks o he idespread irriga ion
ne ork of larger areas han he c rren ones The managemen of he fores s of he alle s and basins allo s
he dosing and s abili a ion of he ir o s c cle of fresh a er ens ring i s reg lari q ali and q an i in
he alle The c l ral legac in he con emporar orld recogni ed b radi ional o rism enhances aes he ics
of ar efac s archeological heri age goldsmi hing and me all rg na iga ion echniq es and i s adobe
archi ec re Ho e er i s mos al able legac is o be fo nd in he de elopmen of h dra lic echniq es and
he implemen a ion of a ne ork of canals connec ing alle s and con rib ing o he domes ica ion and
dissemina ion of essen ial prod c s po a o pean a ocado oma o cocoa q inoa cchini beans co on
corn medicinal plan s among hich he no orio s Q ina medicinal plan ree The e raordinar arie and
combina ion of agrofores r echniq es based on hese pol c l res s ill represen a c rren reso rce of he
erri or Jos Sol ions s rface from his radi ion for clima e change adap a ion meas res ha seek
s s ainabili principles man of hich are presen in indigeno s kno ledge of landscape prod c i i
S s ainabili in his sense de elops a d namic social c l ral en ironmen al and economic balance in
accordance i h he Objec i es of he UNESCO Agenda for he ear

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Itinerary of the Fiesta del Agua

The main ro e of he Fies a concen ra es on he ransfering of sea a er from hree poin s along he coas
ha con erge in he recons r c ion of an ances ral geograph o ards La P n illa Tinajones and Mishah anga
Lagoon in he Cajamarca Region Fig re The ro e is raced b messengers re rning he a er from he
ocean o he Mo n ain Lagoon hereb recons i ing i s na ral and c l ral c cle in a celebra or con e
hro gh a c l ral biocorridor The pilgrimage celebra ed af er he Sep ember eq ino before he beginning
of he rain season crosses archeological si es ci ies pop la ed cen ers hamle s comm ni ies and agric l ral
companies Each s op offers channels ri al cleaning religio s ser ices ceremonies and a arie of
celebra ions The a er is ranspor ed b messengers in cantaros and p mpkins accompanied b c randeros
indica ing he main direc ion of ances ral main charac ers of he archeological si es all organi ed b he si e
m se ms Messengers cross he sacred si es of huacas and heir a er reso rces making offerings in
reser oirs and lagoons The Wa er Commission Junta de Regantes, iden ified and coordina ed he cleanliness
of he canals along he roads The Na ional Wa er A hori he police a medical ser ice and he press
accompanied he procession

Figure 9: Itinerary of the Fiesta del Agua 2019

A da n of he firs da on hree shores Del a E en Cale a de San José and Pla a de San a Rosa a gro p of
o ng messengers fills i h sea a er p mpkin bo les and bo ls Called b mas er healers he
represen a i es of he Ancien A hori ies manifes hemsel es as ac ors impersona ing m se m archeological
charac ers and Ances ral legendar beings fig re The lead he ro e of a er from si e o si e mee ing
schools and represen a i es of he Uni ersi The San José ro e is accompanied b he ances ral Lad of
Chornancap arri ing a he H aca Cho na crossing he ci of Lamba eq e mee ing school represen a i es
and s den s of he ni ersi Pedro R i Gallo n il he Br ning M se m The Domain of Chornancap is la er
connec ed o he region of he Inca go ernor of T c me a he original archaeological si e and he procession
is la er recei ed b Lord of Sican and in he Pomac and Sican Fores n il he join l arri e a La P n illa dike
The E en Ro e crosses he parish of The Sagrado Niño E caris ico of E en he archaeological si e of Ven arrón
n il reaching he region of he Lord of Sipan of H aca Rajada and he Huaca of Pampa Grande The San a Rosa
Ro e crosses Pimen el follo s he Y r q e canales in he ci of Chicla o and goes o he si es of Pomalca
and Pá apo o he P n illa channel dir ib or Fig re The a er messengers Mas er healers and ances ral
a hori ies are recei ed in he P n illa a s nse b he comm ni ies of Pampa Grande and Pá apo Sea a er
is offered b all a hori ies oge her in he a er dis rib or channel s s em

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 Figure 10. Water collection of messengers, with ancestor Lord of Sipan and Maestros in the background
(Photo: Juan Andres Plenge)

A da n of he second da he comm ni ies deli er sea a er o he Tinajones a h dra lic reser oir s s em
dis rib ing a er o he lo er alle Fig re all he represen a i es of he sacred si es H acas from all
o er he alle presen and recei e heir pi ch o deposi On his occasion he Ins i ional and Ances ral
a hori ies me o sign oge her he le er of Tinajones a commi men o in es effor s and reso rces for
he reali a ion of he s ccessi e edi ions and o implemen he S s ainable De elopmen Goals A s nse a
delega ion reaches he Chaparrí Ecolgical Reser e o perform offerings on he Ro e of Los Encan os
A da n of he hird da he ro e con in es along he s re ch of he Cajamarca bio corridor fig re The
dr fores landscape is progressi el ransformed in o middle and high Andean Mo n ain geograph here
mo n ains emerging aro nd he landmark of Ap Chaparri are recogni ed as li ing ances ors

Figure 11. The Andean ecosystem blending different layers into one bio corridor (Photo: Heinz Plenge)

In Tocmoche a blessing of he ri al of he cleaning of he canals is performed b he Junta de Regantes

Reaching he comm ni of Miracos a he he ecos s ems blend differen high Andean ecological la ers
drif ing o ards he cold and h mid paramo Reaching he las sacred des ina ion a msm he
messengers make a final offering in he hi e and black lagoon of Mishah anga finall closing he c cle ha
genera es a er fig re

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 Figure 12. Messengers reach the sacred Mishahuanga lagoon to offer the final sea water (Photo: Heinz Plenge)

SDG and Results

The in egra ed re i al of an ancien a er fes i al re eals a po erf l ins r men of comm nica ion and posi i e
in egra ion hose ins i ionali a ion has se classifiable objec i es in a social c l ral en ironmen al and
economic plan in accordance i h he implemen a ion of se eral SDGs and La Fies a del
Ag a implemen s SDG Heal h and ell being for he de elopmen of medicinal plan s and heir se hile
incorpora ing he healing ac i i ies of he Maestros Curanderos mas er healers and medicinal plan
recollec ion pilgrimages from he sea follo ing he co rse of he ri er o he high Andean springs jagueyes
and lagoons This e change is reflec ed in he ab ndance and arie of remedies and plan s on he marke s
The par icipa ion of schools from el e differen m nicipali ies and he Na ional Uni ersi Pedro R í Gallo
promo ed SDG Q ali ed ca ion hro gh he forma ion of local a areness on he impor ance of a er for
h man life fig re The con rib ion of fi e m se ms M seo Chornancap Cho na M seo Br ning M seo
T c me M seo H aca Rajada M seo Sican bro gh o life he memor of c l res of he Chanca alle
d ring heir c l ral seq ence Among he ances ral charac ers he Sacerdotisa of Chornancap a oman
go ernor of he coas al par of he region pla ed a cen ral role in comm nica ing SDG gender eq ali in he
planning and se of he reso rces and he balanced managemen of po er Spreading a areness on he
accessibili of a er and sani a ion i h he SDG displa ed he ri er Chanca as par of a grea er ances ral
landscape and i s need o main ain a s able and echnical pro ision of a good q an i and q ali of a er for
he alle s Fig re Es ablishing a be er c l re of a er managemen and cons mp ion for domes ic se
ind s r and agric l re means recogni ing and comm nica ing i h SDG rela ed s s ainabili policies of
farming companies s ch as he proposals s ccessf ll ad anced b Ingleb a Olmos SDG allo s o
look a he radi ional agric l re fron ier line concei ed as a hrea o ild and fores life in a differen a
The pre Hispanic c l ral landscape is a res l of he modifica ion no obli era ion of fores s as a reso rce
for s s ainable economic de elopmen impro ing q ali econom and S s ainable To rism The beneficial
effec s of his approach are reflec ed in a higher q ali agro e por and marke de elopmen A he same
ime he fores as a a er reso rce and re ainer implies he op ion for comm ni based fees and pa men s
for ecos s em ser ices
The ances ral comprehension of m l ila er bio corridors as in erdependen mo ing s r c re of a li ing
ecos s em informs a planning s ra eg ransla ing in con emporar erms as Clima e Change mi iga ion De ice
or SDG ac ion In o her ords he Fiesta del Agua re i es no onl an ancien erri orial managemen b
sho s hro gh he Chanca bio corridor he m l i clima e adap a ion abili ies deri ed from i s original
landscape Resc e and release of na ral springs bofedales and jagüeyes g aran ee he las places of a er

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s ppl for erres rial ild animals hile ass ring he conser a ion of he regional biodi ersi of he dr oods
As a conseq ence he le elling and cleaning of he ri er canals and di ches e ends he original agrofores r
principle informing a s s ainable planning The safeg arding of he bio ic ne ork becomes he
implemen a ion of SDG achie ed hro gh he in egra ion and conser a ion of he basins be een
Lamba eq e and Cajamarca A he same ime remo e ac ors of he same erri or in erac closel call
a en ion o he implemen a ion of Habi a Res a ra ion projec s in he ri er basins and ransform heir
ances ral memor in o a po erf l s or elling La Fies a del Ag a becomes he renaissance of an Ances ral
c l ral landscape planning ac ing from Clima e Change Resilience o S s ainable To rism in he Chanca and
La Leche alle

Figure 13. School children of Tocmoche (Photo: Juan Andrés Plenge)

Acknowledgments
Organi ing Commi ee Presiden of he Pa rona e of Chicla o I alo Lescano Direc or of DDC of Minis r of
C l re of Lamba eq e Alfredo Nar ae Vargas Ma or of Chicla o Pro ince Marco Gasco Ar is ic and
Pho ographic Direc ion Hein Plenge M seographic s ppor Carlos Wes er of Br ning M se m and and
archeological si es of Cho na Chornancap Ce ra Pasapera of M se m H aca Rajada Sicán Bernarda Delgado
of M se m T c me and si e and Shilre Bernabé of he San ario his órico Bosq e de Pomac Carlos Elera of
M se m of Sicán Jorge Oli a and Vic or Rangel of Na ional Uni ersi Pedro R í Gallo Leopoldo Fernande
of Pro ec o Especial Olmo Tinajones Comm ni ies Schools and M nicipali ies of he Lamba eq e and
Cajamarca Region

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