ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: One of the main legacies of the Inca imperial expansion processes in Bolivia is the Incallajta fortress in Collasuyo region; Incallajta is a border, a defensive fortress and an outpost, an economic enclave and a hub that connects and controls the valleys and the Yungas region. This study of the area focuses on the landscape as a result and a mirror of Territorial Heritage, of types of spatial appropriation and its organisation as a product of history and culture. In short, landscape as an expression of a collective identity that enables the territory to be understood as a patrimonial legacy, and, as such, as a recognised and socially accepted entity. All this from a wider and more integrated vision of heritage values and a shift in the emphasis from the angle of pure protection to the sustainable valorisation of heritage. In an area like Incallajta, where there is a major cultural component founded in community principles, where environmental preservation and conservation are part of the area’s identity, we focus on valorising the territorial heritage from the perspective of sustainable development based on environmental balance, social cohesion and economic development.
