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State of Conservation

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Reports
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Properties concerned
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States Parties with SOC reports
Property Category:Culturalclose
Date Start: 2016close
Date end:2016close
Region: Latin America and the Caribbeanclose
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Identity, social cohesion, changes in local population and community Illegal activities Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Continuous deterioration of earthen architecture structures and decorated surfaces from lack of conservation and maintenance practices
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A.Add
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Mining Surface water pollution
Other Threats: Instability and risk of collapse of the Cerro Rico; Deficiencies in conservation: special attention required for the restoration and upgrading of structures with residential use and the archaeological industrial heritage
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Ecuador
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Housing Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan Underground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Dominican Republic
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Interpretative and visitation facilities Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan Society's valuing of heritage Storms Underground transport infrastructure
States Parties: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Flooding Management systems/ management plan Water (rain/water table)
Other Threats: Serious deterioration of materials and structure; Deterioration of the architectural and urban coherence and integrity of the property
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Panama
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Erosion and siltation/ deposition Housing Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Land conversion Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
Other Threats: Fragile state of the property and accelerated degradation by environmental factors, lack of maintenance and limited conservation planning
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Mexico
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Ground transport infrastructure Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Suriname
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Legal framework Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Peru
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Deliberate destruction of heritage Ground transport infrastructure Housing Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Chile
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7A
Threats*: Management systems/ management plan Wind
Other Threats: Extremely fragile nature of the industrial buildings that were constructed using local materials such as timber for frames, corrugated iron sheets for roofs and some walls, in addition to stucco and lightweight construction; Lack of maintenance over the past 40 years; Corrosion of metal cladding and dismantlement of some of the structural elements. A few buildings such as the Leaching House are liable to structural collapse if no support is given; Very little conservation work carried out
Danger List:  Yes
States Parties: Haiti
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Earthquake Effects arising from use of transportation infrastructure Ground transport infrastructure Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Major visitor accommodation and associated infrastructure Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Costa Rica
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B
Threats*: Air transport infrastructure Financial resources Human resources Management systems/ management plan Water infrastructure
States Parties: Argentina Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Chile Colombia Ecuador Peru
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Interpretative and visitation facilities Management systems/ management plan
States Parties: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Year: 2016
Document Source: WHC/16/40.COM/7B.Add
Threats*: Governance Impacts of tourism / visitor / recreation Legal framework Management systems/ management plan

* : The threats indicated are listed in alphabetical order; their order does not constitute a classification according to the importance of their impact on the property.
Furthermore, they are presented irrespective of the type of threat faced by the property, i.e. with specific and proven imminent danger (“ascertained danger”) or with threats which could have deleterious effects on the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (“potential danger”).

** : All mission reports are not always available electronically.


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