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: "A Place Anthropological" Muelle Prat

"These places have at least three common features. Are considered (or consider) identificatory, relational and historical. (...) In one place can exist distinct elements and unique, certainly, but of which there is no reason to think or relationships or shared identity to them by the occupation of the commonplace. "

Marc Augé (1992). "The Non-Places, Spaces of Anonymity" (pp. 58-60).

Then Prat Pier meets caracteríticas described by Marc Augé, pudiéndosele seen as an anthropological :

• To begin with, has identity that sets it apart from the rest. People who have an experience and make common struggle that unites and leads one to look north, all members share a single identity. Although the Prat Wharf is comprised of various unions, these are all axes of the same unit which represents a large family. By focusing on the boaters we focus on one of the members of this history, which stars in a leading role in the fight to be one of the unions with more and more vulnerable members of the axes, and directly and continuously receiving the repressions of the Port of Valparaiso.


• Secondly, it is relational . As previously mentioned, the Prat Wharf consists of a number of unions which are in constant interaction with not only themselves but also with other sectors, unions and organizations. For example, the Independent Workers Union of Fishermen's Wharf Sudamericana conducts its activities in the continuous inlet to the dock and have interaction with boaters in various activities, as the celebration of St. Peter and St. Paul is also the organization in charge of the Ex-Prison, who have contact with through the Inter-Union President National Boat Dock Workers Prat, Carlos Lemus, the it is also an active member of that community.


• Finally, history has . El Muelle Prat was founded in the eighteenth century as a point of arrival of people and cargo from large ships to shore. Initially its purpose was not tourism, in the last century or so, has taken a course that is bounded in this area. It is noteworthy that, like many sectors of Valparaiso the spring has been named a World Heritage Site , since it has a history full of traditions behind it and extending to several decades. The spring has gone through many experiences throughout his life, earning a place in the history of Puerto Principal.

All members of the family which is the Muelle Prat h accentuated that this is an anthropological site, as it is created when there is awareness that children (Augé, 1992), ie when the sharing of experiences, a common history and constant interaction comes a sense of belonging and the need for permanence is now home and not just a better place.