Núm. 12 (2012): SIACOT Iberian-American seminar on Earthen Architecture and Construction

The TERRA Conference, which occurs every three to ive years approximately, is an international conference, whose themes relate to the study and conservation of earthen-architectural, archaeological and cultural landscape heritage. The reach of the earthen architecture study was also extended to research, intangible knowledge, earthen contemporary architecture, housing, standards, education and awareness, among others. Advisory Committee Local Organizing Committee Daniel Torrealva, Peru - PUCP Sofía Rodriguez-Larraín, Peru - PUCP Rossmery Godoy, Peru - PUCP Mariana Correia, ESG, Portugal - PROTERRA, ICOMOS-ISCEAH Pamela Jerome, CU, USA - ICOMOS-ISCEAH John Hurd, UK - ICOMOS-ISCEAH Luis Fernando Guerrero, UAMX, Mexico - PROTERRA, ICOMOS-ISCEAH Célia Neves, Brazil - PROTERRA TERRA conferences occur under the aegis of ICOMOS - International Council on Monuments and Sites, and its expert Committee on earthen architecture: ISCEAH - International Scientiic Committee on Earthen Architectural Heritage. TERRA 2012 took place in Lima, Peru, from the 22nd to the 27th of April 2012, followed by post-conference tours to earthen-architectural sites in Peru. Pontiicia Universidad Católica del Perú organized the international conference with the partnership of Universidad Nacional de Trujillo and PROTERRA; the aegis of ICOMOS-ISCEAH and UNESCO-WHC; and the support of the Peruvian Ministry of Culture, ICOMOS-Perú, The Getty Foundation, The Getty Conservation Institute, CRAterre and the Chair UNESCO-Earthen Architecture and Sustainable Development. The Post-Conference Tours were organized to signiicant Peruvian routes, emblematic of its outstanding natural and cultural heritage. This was the case of the MOCHE ROUTE, that included the archaeological complex of Chan Chan, and the sites of Huaca Cao, Tumbas Reales de Sipán, Túcume y Huacas de Moche; the MACHU PICCHU ROUTE that integrated visits to Cusco, Machu Picchu and the Inca’s Sacred Valley; the PUNO AND TITICACA LAKE ROUTE, which comprised a visit to Cusco and the Titicaca Lake; the AREQUIPA AND CUSCO ROUTE; and the PUERTO MALDONADO AND CUSCO ROUTE, which embraced a visit to Cusco and the Natural Reserve of Tambopata. The conference received 550 participants from more than 50 countries. The main theme of TERRA 2012 was the conservation of earthen-architectural heritage in the face of natural disasters and climate change. The international conference TERRA 2012, the 11th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage was organized in collaboration with the 12th SIACOT, the Iberian-American Seminar on Earthen Architecture and Construction, from PROTERRA - Iberian-American Network, as well as under the banner of the 40th anniversary of UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention.