Importance of Cultural Heritage

Throughout history, man has transformed his natural environment, intervening with his action in the construction artificial spaces that were made with different materials, and that served a specific purpose: for example, the Egyptian temples were the place where the pharaohs lived and at the same time where they worshiped the gods and also the Pharaoh. In the same way, the Egyptian theaters served for the exercise of democracy by the people and thus also the Roman aqueducts transformed the way of accessing the natural resources, when many times they are not close.

That action of man transforming the natural environment throughout history is called cultural heritage, insofar as they are considered as a cultural legacy, relative to the existence of man in a certain time and space, which indicate the way of life, habits, customs of him and itself, characterize a specific time. In this sense, and in order to preserve and conserve said spaces and constructions, it is that different governments of various countries have created legislation around the conservation of all those who are consider

On a more global level, the United Nations, through one of its agencies, the Unesco, aimed at promoting education, science and culture, also names year after year new cultural heritage of all humanity, also frequently known as heritage of humanity. Cases of this type of patrimony is the Macchu Picchu, located in Peru, which represents the form of agricultural production of the Inca empire, presenting a unique irrigation system in the world. He Roman Coliseum, located in Rome, is also considered a heritage of all humanity, regardless of whether it is located in a territory where a particular country has sovereignty.

Let them be considered as heritage of humanity Above all, it allows them to be recognized and to be able to classify them by their relevance, such as "milestones" of a period in history, according to its construction method. First of all, it allows establishing that said constructions cannot be demolished or destroyed for any reason. Of the consideration of these constructions as cultural heritage, measures can also be established to preserve their conservation, for example, allocating budgets to restore parts damaged, improve them with the placement of lighting or landscaping in their vicinity, the promotion of tourism from the international promotion of tourist attraction, etc.