Abstract
A statue known locally as the ‘Piel Roja’ (‘Red Skin’, a Native American in leggings, mocassins, cape, and carrying a bow and arrow) stood atop the Belle Époque fountain in the centre of Cusco’s Plaza de Armas for almost a century until it was toppled in 1969. The fountain remained without a crowning element until 2011 when the then mayor erected a new statue, representing an Inca king, atop it. The ongoing controversy over this statue can serve as a point of departure for interrogating tolerance for change in the public space of historic urban centres, informed by consideration of the relationship between memory, emotion, identity and place.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1092-1108 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | International Journal of Heritage Studies |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Historic urban centres
- change
- heritage management
- memory
- public space
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Conservation
- Cultural Studies
- Geography, Planning and Development
- History
- Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
- Museology