Red de lugares y sitios de memoria de graves violaciones a los Derechos Humanos en el conflicto armado ocurridas entre 1985 y 2016 como bien de interés cultural del distrito de Barrancabermeja

Abstract

This work identifies the network of places and memory sites related to severe human rights violations that occurred during the armed conflict between 1985 and 2016 in the district of Barrancabermeja, with the aim of promoting their declaration as cultural heritage. Through a participatory approach, it recognizes territorial markers resulting from human rights violations and community processes of resistance, remembrance, and tribute to the victims. It also identifies territories where communities bear witness to their history and construct collective cultural references. The study, which is descriptive, analytical, and qualitative in nature, was based on a documentary review of regulations, public policies, and historical memory archives concerning violence in the armed conflict. It also analyzed the discourses on political and symbolic meanings, as well as the senses and cultural identity of those who exercise leadership in social organizations, human rights groups, and victims who identify as memory entrepreneurs in the region. Finally, a spatial mapping of the places and memory sites is carried out, outlining a trajectory within the urban framework of Barrancabermeja, and recommendations are proposed for the preservation, functioning, and sustainability of the memory sites that constitute the network in the district of Barrancabermeja.