UNESCO and APCEC are aligning Campeche’s heritage preservation laws with international standards, urging private owners to protect historic buildings, inspired by Cartagena’s model.
In a joint effort to strengthen heritage preservation in southern Mexico, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Campeche State Cultural Heritage Authority (APCEC) are working to update Campeche’s Cultural Heritage Law. The objective: to align it with international standards that emphasize sustainable, community-based conservation—and crucially, to bring private property owners into the process.
More than 600 historic properties . . .
