Cultural and Natural Heritage Conference

Talk – VII Cultural and Natural Heritage Conference in Module C of the Humanities Classroom Building of ULPGC, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

First session of this academic and informative meeting that analyzes the heritage richness of the Canary Islands from an integrative perspective. The conference brings together experts in history, environment, and cultural management to discuss the protection and current challenges of our natural and archaeological legacy.

Admission is free until full capacity is reached.
Program session March 12, 2026

16:00 – 16:15 Reception and opening
Institutional welcome
– His Excellency Mr. Rector Lluis Serra Majem (ULPGC)
– Lidia Esther Romero Martín (Coordinator of MUPHCN)

Moderated by: Wendy Ojeda Naranjo (Predoctoral Researcher – ULPGC)
16:15 – 17:00 Inaugural Conference: “Silbo Gomero. History, Heritage, Safeguarding Plan and Digital Dissemination”. Speakers: Eugenio Darias Darias, and José Molina González (Silbo Gomero Cultural Association)

17:00 – 17:15 Coffee Break.

17:15 – 18:00: “The house and the cave-house: from value to conservation”. Speaker: Guacimara Delgado Quintana (Architect, expert in vernacular architecture)

18:00 – 18:20 “Naming the landscape: toponymy, living memory and intangible heritage in Macaronesia” Speaker: Néstor Marrero Rodríguez (Geographer, GEOTIGMA researcher, ULPGC)

18:20 – 18:40 “Spells in our landscapes: an example of an educational project on intangible cultural heritage”. Speaker: Roberto Ruíz Luque (Geographer and Secondary and Baccalaureate Teacher, Tenerife)

18:40 – 19:00 Talk: “Heritage and gender. Women as bearers of ancestral knowledge and culture. III Canary Islands Wise Guide Interpreters”. Speaker: Guacimara Martín García (President of the Lidia García Canary Islands Foundation)

19:00 – 20:00 Documentary Screening: “The sea is not learned alone. Agaete's seafaring memory”. The words of its creators Violeta Gíl Quintana (Audiovisual Artist and documentarian) and Plataforma Salvar Agaete Sin MacroMuelle.