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.
This technical body will coordinate the actions carried out in the area declared World Heritage to guarantee the safeguarding and dissemination of its values.
More than 20 representatives of specialised institutions and citizens’ organisations make up this technical advisory body to the City Council.
Luis Yeray Gutiérrez recalls that one of the objectives of the GCPHE is “to promote its international dimension, through cooperation agreements with organisations with similar aims in the conservation and defence of historical heritage”.
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