Las cruces verdes: antiguos lugares de fiesta, potenciales lugares de identidad de la ciudad de Santa Cruz de la Sierra
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Rev. aportes de la comunicación
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Esta investigación busca los restos materiales de una antigua costumbre casi perdida en la ciudad de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, como es la colocación de las llamadas "cruces verdes" en los barrios, y registrar las fiestas populares callejeras que se desarrollaban en torno a ellas. Preservar la historia, significados e identidades construidos dentro de las ciudades contribuye con el acervo cultural de los pueblos. En tal sentido, se ha buscado registrar en la ciudad, los lugares que aún se preservan relacionados a la tradición de la cruz y la fiesta celebrada anteriormente. La "Fiesta de la Cruz" tiene su origen en la tradición de la religión Católica, pero también tiene relación directa con el nombre de la ciudad, la presencia de la cruz convierte a los espacios en lugares de referencia y de construcción de una imagen urbana propia, tipo marca ciudad, y de esa manera sirven para la construcción de una identidad propia. El trabajo de exploración realizado, busca identificar estos antiguos lugares de identidad y de encuentro comunitario, para quizás más adelante intervenir con una visión actual para que recuperen su vigencia, tanto como lugar de actividad y punto referencial del barrio donde se encuentren.
This study looks for the physical remains of an almost los custom of the city: the placement of the "green crosses" in neighborhoods, and trys to record the popular street festivals that took place around them. Preserving the history, meanings and identities built within the cities contributes to their cultural heritage. In this sense, we to list the places related to the tradition of the cross that are still preserved in the city. The "Celebration of the Cross" has its origin in the tradition of the Catholic church, but it also has a direct relationship with the name of the city, the presence of the cross turns spaces into places of reference and of construction of a singular urban image, like a city brand, and in this way they create an identity of their own. This study seeks to identify these old places of identity and communal gathering, in order to intervene them with a current vision so that they recover their value, both as a public place, as a communal activity and as a reference point for the neighborhoods where they are located.
This study looks for the physical remains of an almost los custom of the city: the placement of the "green crosses" in neighborhoods, and trys to record the popular street festivals that took place around them. Preserving the history, meanings and identities built within the cities contributes to their cultural heritage. In this sense, we to list the places related to the tradition of the cross that are still preserved in the city. The "Celebration of the Cross" has its origin in the tradition of the Catholic church, but it also has a direct relationship with the name of the city, the presence of the cross turns spaces into places of reference and of construction of a singular urban image, like a city brand, and in this way they create an identity of their own. This study seeks to identify these old places of identity and communal gathering, in order to intervene them with a current vision so that they recover their value, both as a public place, as a communal activity and as a reference point for the neighborhoods where they are located.
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No. 28