Ecuador
Historical name
Comuna del Río Santiago (Santiago River Commune)
Founding Date
Established in 1885 June 2. In 1952, the Town Council of the Santiago River-Cayapas commune was legally established, so that the 56 communities would act as forest rangers and protect the forests from future aggressions from illegal loggers.
Address
Norte de Esmeraldas (North of Esmeraldas)
Links to social networks
https://www.facebook.com/places/Cosas-para-hacer-en-Playa-De-Oro-Esmeraldas-Ecuador/113176195375248/
Responsible entity
President of the Rio Santiago Commune, Joe CorozoManagement plan
Classification
Cultural landscape
Category
Others
Function-Testimony
Multipurpose
Access level
Free
Current Use
Population (ancestral) settlement
Original use
Population (ancestral) settlement
Property kind
Community
Heritage documents under its protection
Land purchase-sale contract. The state of conservation of this document is good.
Expressions of intangible heritage associated
Memory of the significance of the Commune establishment, after working as slaves in the mines. Knowledge and know-how, oral tradition.
Declarations
- Ancestral settlement