01576nas a2200193   4500008004100000022002000041245012100061210006900182300001400251490000700265520084300272653001101115653003301126653001301159653001901172653001101191100002401202856015601226       2014                        eng d  a1131558X (ISSN)00a“A threatened sanctuary”: Pachjiri hill (bolivia) and its preservation as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO0 athreatened sanctuary Pachjiri hill bolivia and its preservation   a137–1560 v233 aThis article analyzes the unwanted consequences of the potential ‘revalorization’ and touristic exploitation of a hill in the Bolivian Titicaca highlands which is endowed with sacred significance. For local Aymara communities, Pachjiri hill is a full-scale sanctuary whose ceremonial altars have a role not only in the formation of yatiris (ritual specialists), but also in healing, plant growing, and cattle breeding. As argued in the article, proposals to implement uncontrolled tourist access will bring destruction to this intangible cultural heritage, which has so much relevance and prestige for neighbouring Aymara communities. The question that the article tries to answer is: till what extent should the commercial promotion of intangible cultural heritage (advocated by unesco) be put before this heritage’s preservation?.10aAymara10aIntangible cultural heritage10aPachjiri10aRevalorization10aYatiri1 aJuárez, Fernández  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84908505535&doi=10.5209%2frev_RASO.2014.v23.46358&partnerID=40&md5=965434df059be0389eff02e807831b7c