Heritage preservation and tourism processes: Activating memories around the historic mill in Payogasta, Salta
Tourism in the Calchaquí Valleys of Salta has increased in recent years, concentrated in towns such as Cachi and Cafayate. In this context, since 2015, officials and some residents of the nearby municipality of Payogasta have been engaged in tourism promotion activities, including the enhancement of...
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Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA
2026
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| Sumario: | Tourism in the Calchaquí Valleys of Salta has increased in recent years, concentrated in towns such as Cachi and Cafayate. In this context, since 2015, officials and some residents of the nearby municipality of Payogasta have been engaged in tourism promotion activities, including the enhancement of its historic center. We propose to analyze the constructions of memory surrounding the presence of the historic mill and its relationship with local processes oriented towards tourism. To this end, we will draw on oral records of meetings with residents and interviews conducted in the context of the work with this structure. Although these initiatives come from actors linked to tourism, they differ from those processes related to touristification in nearby places. In this context, collective memories reflect its importance in the community, and its heritage activation geared towards tourism is a constituent element of its meanings, among others that have to do with its conservation and restoration. |
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