“What the heart demands, the hand performs.” This proverb, engraved in Chinese ideograms on the roof of one of the most magnificent buildings in Havana, expresses the love that its inhabitants have for their city. “A land of passage for so many years, people of the most diverse origins from Africa, Europe, China, Yucatán have met here in a kaleidoscopic amalgam that has produced our unique but varied ethnic, ethical and aesthetic identity,” wrote the Cuban author, Manuel Pereira, in his article, Enchanted seashell: a portrait of Old Havana, published in The Unesco Courier in July 1984.

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The latest World Heritage magazine issue is OUT!
This time we are focusing on the Silk Roads. This network of pathways for trade, where silk, spices and other cargo was shared, was also a region where art, religion and technology were spread. Today, they're part of our humanity's cultural heritage. Read the latest issue here: https://whc.unesco.org/en/review/93 #WorldHeritage #CulturalHeritage