PATRIMONIAL CITIES: PAST AND PRESENT: LA HABANA AND CARTAGENA DE INDIAS

Abstract

The Hispanic presence in Cuba and Colombia, established social, cultural, architectural and urban codes that will prevail in the material and spiritual production of both peoples, easily in and Cartagena de Indias. Values and cultural significance of these within the Caribbean and Latin American area, and the and work made in them, determined that they were included in the World Heritage List; Havana in 1982, and Cartagena in 1984.  With different strategies and policies in their areas of historical value have been conducting rescue projects and revalorization. In this paper some of the last actions performed in the historic centers of Havana and Cartagena, which currently are at different stages are shown, works completed, in progress , final design, study, etc. centers are witness and document of the past and cultural part of the urban frame of the city, is a living, dynamic, changing entity, projecting into the future effectively, combine the solution of current problems and prospects, is the challenge that we must take with creativity, without losing its essence and authenticity