Title of Article: A Fight to Save One of Latin America's Oldest Neighborhoods
Author of Article: Thomas Sigler
Date Published: November 15, 2011
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The article is about the struggle to shield a cultural haven from modern times. The city San Felipe, founded in 1673 is a colonial-era town that is the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in South America. It is considered the cultural "nucleus" of culture in Panama. However, modern architectural developers want to build a highway to lessen the heavy traffic along the coast. The supposed highway would cause the partial demolishment of this piece of history.
I think that the projects standing up to the highway development project is wonderful. I think that keeping the culture and heritage preserved in San Felipe is more important than building another highway. There are definitely alternative ways to lighten traffic without destroying an important part of the culture.
This article has to do with culture because it is all about preserving a very important cultural landmark. Even though the world keeps changing and modernizing, preserving San Felipe is keeping a piece of culture alive that ties Panama to the past.
Author of Article: Thomas Sigler
Date Published: November 15, 2011
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The article is about the struggle to shield a cultural haven from modern times. The city San Felipe, founded in 1673 is a colonial-era town that is the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in South America. It is considered the cultural "nucleus" of culture in Panama. However, modern architectural developers want to build a highway to lessen the heavy traffic along the coast. The supposed highway would cause the partial demolishment of this piece of history.
I think that the projects standing up to the highway development project is wonderful. I think that keeping the culture and heritage preserved in San Felipe is more important than building another highway. There are definitely alternative ways to lighten traffic without destroying an important part of the culture.
This article has to do with culture because it is all about preserving a very important cultural landmark. Even though the world keeps changing and modernizing, preserving San Felipe is keeping a piece of culture alive that ties Panama to the past.