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Article appearing in La Voz de Galicia - 7 june 2007

CAMINO DE SANTIAGO
Amigos do Camiño solicita la intervención de la Unesco ante el
proyecto del polígono de O Pino

La Asociación Galega de Amigos do Camiño de Santiago ha iniciado gestiones ante el comité español del Consejo Internacional de Monumentos y Sitios Histórico-Artíticos (Icomos), organismo asesor de la Unesco, para que intervenga en defensa del Camino de Santiago, que será afectado por el proyecto de urbanización del polígono industrial del municipio de O Pino, en el límite con el de Santiago y en las inmediaciones del aeropuerto de Lavacolla.

El presidente de la citada asociación, José Antonio de la Riera, calificó el proyecto de «atropello, irracionalidad y falto de visión de futuro», y señaló que no se oponen a un polígono empresarial en O Pino, pero «no se puede sustituir un bien por otro». De la Riera considera «increíble» que la Dirección Xeral de Patrimonio haya dado el visto bueno al proyecto, limitándose a aplicar las medidas de protección de 30 metros a cada lado del itinerario jacobeo con plantación de árboles autóctonos para reducir el impacto visual, así como la instalación de una pasarela para que los peregrinos puedan salvar uno de los viales interiores del polígono y otras medidas de seguridad. El presidente de Amigos do Camiño califica esta actuación de «precedente brutal: si a la puerta de Santiago y en el Camino Francés, el más protegido, se puede hacer esto, qué no se podrá hacer en otros Caminos y en otros municipios».

La asociación pide la mediación del Icomos porque este es el organismo de la Unesco que instruye los expedientes de bienes culturales Patrimonio de la Humanidad, título que ostenta el Camino de Santiago desde 1993. El Icomos ya emitió recientemente una dura advertencia al Ministerio de Fomento respecto al proyecto de la autovía Burgos-Logroño, que afecta a la Ruta Jacobea entre San Juan de Ortega y la Sierra de Atapuerca. El organismo asesor señaló que el Camino podría ser descatalogado como Patrimonio de la Humanidad.

English version:
The Amigos do Camiño Association requests Unesco’s intervene with the Industrial Complex at O Pino
The has initiated befote the spanish comité of the Internacional Council of Monuments and Historical Places, consulting organism to Unesco, to intervene in the defense of the Camino de Santiago

The Asociacion Galega de Amigos do Camiño de Santiago has initiated proceedings before the Spanish committee of the International Council of Monuments and Historical Sites (Icomos), advisory organism of UNESCO, to intervene in the defense of the Way of Santiago, that will be affected by the project of urbanization of the industrial park at the municipality of O Pino, in the limits of Santiago and near the Lavacolla airport.

The president of the mentioned association, Jose Antonio de la Riera, described the project as "upsetting, irrational and lacking future vision", and indicated that they are not against an enterprise polygon in Or Pine, but "a good by another one cannot be replaced". De la Riera considers "incredible" that the Direccion Xeral de Patrimonio has given the approval to the project, limiting itself to apply the measures of protection of 30 meters to each side of the Jacobean way with plantation of native trees to reduce the visual impact, as well as the installation of a footbridge so that pilgrims can save one of the inner avenues of the polygon and other safety measures. The president of Friends do Camiño describes this performance as "a brutal precedent: if at the door of Santiago and in the French Way, the most protected, this can be done, what will not be able to be done in other Ways and other municipalities ".

The association requests the mediation of the Icomos because this it is the organism of the UNESCO that starts the proceedings of cultural goods Patrimony of the Humanity, title that the Way of Santiago enjoys from 1993. The Icomos recently emitted warnings to the Ministry of Public Works and the Economy with respect to the project of the highway between Burgos-Logroño, that affect to the Jacobean Route between San Juan de Ortega and the Mountain range of Atapuerca. The advisory organism indicated that the Way could be removed as Patrimony of the Humanity.
 
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