8 - 19 October, 2018 Panama: Connecting Cultures for Sustanaible Development
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SALLE mirÓ, unesco paris, france 8 - 19 October, 2018 panama: connecting cultures for sustanaible development Autoridad de Turismo de Panamá MINISTERIO DE COMERCIO E INDUSTRIAS Autoridad del Canal de Panamá AUTORIDAD DE TURISMO DE PANAMÁ Conjunto Monumental Patronato Panamá ViejO MIAMBIENTE MUSEO DEL CANAL Instituto Nacional de Cultura LA ALCALDIA INTEROCEÁNICO DE PANAMÁ SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE EXTERIORES RELACIONES La Alcaldía de Panamá DE MINISTERIO Ministerio de Ambiente DEL AUTORIDAD CANAL DE PANAMÁ PANAMÁ DE CANAL Ministerio de Comercio e Industrias Ministerio de Educación de Panamá Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores Museo del Canal Interoceánico Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute ENTRANCE CÉRAMIQUE MIRO MINISTERIO DE COMERCIO MINISTERIO DE COMERCIO E INDUSTRIAS E COMERCIO DE MINISTERIO E INDUSTRIAS E INDUSTRIAS E MINISTERIO DE COMERCIO DE MINISTERIO MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN DE MINISTERIO INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CULTURA/ DE NACIONAL INSTITUTO CONJUNTO MONUMENTAL PANAMÁ VIEJO PANAMÁ MONUMENTAL CONJUNTO 2 map guide map MUSEO DEL CANAL CANAL DEL MUSEO MINISTERIO DE COMERCIO COMERCIO DE MINISTERIO INTEROCEÁNICO INTEROCEÁNICO AUTORIDAD DE DE AUTORIDAD DE PANAMÁ PANAMÁ DE TURISMO E INDUSTRIAS E MINISTERIO DE COMERCIO E INDUSTRIAS MINISTERIO DE DE MINISTERIO E INDUSTRIAS E COMERCIO COMERCIO MIAMBIENTE MINISTERIO DE RELACIONES EXTERIORES CÉRAMIQUE MIRO CÉRAMIQUE DE PANAMÁ PANAMÁ DE LA ALCALDIA LA INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CULTURA/ CONJUNTO MONUMENTAL PANAMÁ VIEJO AUTORIDAD DEL CANAL DE PANAMÁ MINISTERIO DE EDUCACIÓN RESEARCH INSTITUTE RESEARCH SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL TROPICAL SMITHSONIAN MINISTERIO DE COMERCIO E INDUSTRIAS ENTRANCE 3 Autoridad de Autoridad del canal Turismo de Panamá de Panamá Panama’s Sustanaible Tourism Water Management According to the World Tourism The Panama Canal is nestled in a watershed Organization (WTO), the principles that of abundant biodiversity where humankind and define tourism are: nature coexist and work together. Over 160 different types of mammals native to the region • Natural and cultural resources are rely on the Panama Canal Watershed as their conserved for continued use in the future, source of drinking water and survival. while generating benefits; As a complement to that coexistence, the • Tourism development is planned and managed in a way that does not cause Panama Canal is continuously focused on serious environmental or socio-cultural managing a clean and healthy watershed. problems; • The environmental quality is mantained and The Expanded Panama Canal improved; • An effort is made to mantain a high level of The Expanded Panama Canal was inaugurated satisfaction of visitors and the destination on June 26, 2016, creating a third lane of retains its prestige and commercial potential; traffic and doubling the cargo capacity of the and; waterway. • The benefits of tourism are widely distributed The Expanded Panama Canal allows the throughout society. transportation of larger cargo volumes using fewer vessels, thus reducing CO2 emissions These characteristics make sustanaible because it involves less cargo movements tourism a strategic tool in local and national compared to other systems. economic development. 4 ministerio de miambiente educaciÓn Promoting School Integration Panama’s Biological Wealth of all Indigenous People When the Isthmus of Panama surfaces, the The Ministry of Education (MEDUCA) is land bridge created between the north and the the government institution responsible for south of the American continent facilitates the education. MEDUCA is part of the National dispersion and connectivity of different species Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO, from both latitudes. This connection explains our consisting of 3,862 schools from grades K-12. extraordinary biodiversity. The student’s population is approximately 854,000 and counts on a teaching staff made In quantitative terms, Panama has more than up of 43,774 teachers. 1,000 bird species, more than 200 amphibians, approximately 250 reptiles, more than 250 This institution, as a supporter of human mammals, and about 1,400 fish groups. heritage, promotes the integration of all More than 10,000 plant species have been indigenous people, respecting and valuing registered,to this date. This biological wealth their unique cultural and social traits. Currently, positions Panama among one of the most the student population from the indigenous biodiverse countries on the planet, placing a reservations (comarcas) represents 11% of the great responsibility and commitment for its total student enrollment in the country. conservation. There are seven (7) indigenous groups, who We invite you to enjoy the hidden secrets of our still abide by authentic social, economic and ecosystem. political structures; as well as a rich diversity that reflects the multicultural and multilingual society in the Republic of Panama. Added together, they represent 14% of the population of Panama. 5 Conjunto Monumental Instituto Nacional Patronato Panamá de Cultura Viejo Panama Viejo, an Exceptional Place Custodian of our Cultural Heritage The Panama Viejo ruins, especially the cathedral Instituto Nacional de Cultura is the governing tower, are national symbols and must-see tourist entity of the Panamanian Cultural Heritage attraction in Panama City. It is a recreational responsible for the coordinating, disseminating, area and an obligatory field trip for the school supporting and promoting artistic and scenic population as well as the scenario of one of expressions, the visual arts, literature, traditions the greatest archaeological undertakings that and Panamanian folklore customs. includes research, conservation and valorization of objects in a historical setting. Its objective is to provide cultural integration mechanisms, with the plans for socio-cultural On July 5th, 2003 the UNESCO World development; thus contributing to forging a Heritage Commitee added the Panama Viejo dynamic and prosperous society in a modern Archaeological Site to the World Heritage list as and globalized world. an extension of Panama’s Historic District. 6 La Alcaldía Ministerio de Comercio de Panamá e Industrias Culture as driver and enabler Culture and identity of sustainable development The Republic of Panama, transit country, enjoys On August 15th, 2019, Panama City will a rich cultural diversity. Seven indigenous celebrate 500 years of its foundation: a unique ethnic groups, afro-descendant groups, creole history marked by intercultural diversity due and mestizo populations and immigrants to its geographic location, maturing as a from various parts of the world express their commercial crossroad. intangible cultural heritage in all traditional practices that reaffirm their identity. The establishment of Panama is a result of the first explorers seeking a path to unite the two Among the most popular traditional costume of oceans, the important gold and silver routes the mestizo, creole an afrodescendants groups from South America to Europe, the construction we find several variants of the polleras (shirt and of the first trans-continental railroad, the skirt) based on its use, roles, fabric and regions. construction of the Panama Canal as well as Men wear their shirt according to their region the US Canal Zone territory control for over a or general uses: camisilla, montuno, cotona, century. tonosieña, amongst others. Taking advantage of this historical celebration, Panama intends to use it as a framework to promote creative cultural activities. 7 Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores International academic mobility: an alternative for cultural learning, towards the goal of a comprehensive education Students from Mexico, Spain, Korea, Egypt, India, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and the People’s Republic of China have benefited from scholarships of the “International Mobility Program” sponsored by the Government of Panama, within the framework of the National Cooperation Plan titled: “Panama Coopera 2030”. Students have the opportunity to study during an academic semester at any of the universities that are part of the program, which will allow them to share with local students and learn about the customs and culture of the country. In addition, they accomplish volunteer work with organizations that promote the conservation of the environment, in tasks such as reforestation, cleaning-up beaches, field trips and educational programs with the public. 8 Museo del Canal Smithsonian Tropical Interoceánico Research Institute “The Land Divided, Agua Salud Project The World United” As a bridge for jaguars, migratory birds and On August 15, 1914, the Ancon steamer other animals moving between Central and inaugurated the Panama Canal route from the South America and at a major crossroads for Atlantic to the Pacific, in an event whose motto global trade, Panama’s 700-hectares Agua was, “The Canal divided the land but united the Salud project is uniquely positioned to answer world”. Immediately, mankind was connected this globally significant question. commercially by means of the new route. This motto, by a US government official, omitted Since initiating work at the Agua Salud site mentioning that men from almost all parts of the in the Panama Canal Watershed in 2007, world had come to the Isthmus for more than the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute thirty years to divide the central mountain range (STRI) has installed research infrastructure and to unite the Atlantic with the Pacific. experiments that advance our understanding of the interaction of water,