25th Anniversary of San Cristóbal de La Laguna as a World Heritage Site
San Cristóbal de La Laguna was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on 2 December 1999, for being a unique example of a colonial city without walls, and built from a complex project based on navigation as a science of the time and as a space for the organisation of a new social order. science of the time and as a space for organising a new social order.
The original layout from 1500, which has remained intact over the centuries, of influences between European and Hispano-Portuguese culture, European and Spanish-Portuguese culture and American culture, with which it has maintained a constant link from a human, cultural and socio-economic point of view.
The court of the Three Wise Men from the East will remain in the Parque de la Constitución until 4 January.
The initiative, included in the program of the 25th anniversary of the declaration of La Laguna World Heritage City, will open to the public on December 4.
The Cabrera Pinto will host, on December 3 and 4, a conference on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the recognition of Unesco and in which Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Rafael Lobeto, Marisa Tejedor and Cipriano Marin Cabrera, among others, will participate.
The programme includes an international symposium, a time tunnel, or a recognition ceremony for people who were instrumental in the recognition of the city by Unesco.
A city to photograph
