Cerro Azul y El Huarco: Pitfalls, Shortcomings, and Strengths of Promoting Collaborative Heritage Management Through Local Government in Non-indigenous Local Communities

The paper examines the challenges of promoting collaborative heritage initiatives in semi-urban settings. The discussion highlights the relationship between the El Huarco Integral project and the local government in their attempt to establish collaborative heritage management for the El Huarco site. The paper also places attention on the role of local governments in mediating heritage discourses and transforming heritage into a public space for diverse community interactions and negotiations, despite the persistent limitations imposed by traditional academic discourses and state frameworks on participatory initiatives.