Historical urban letters of Valparaíso. Study, rescue and enhancement of heritage value

Abstract

Valpo. City of Letters is a project that aims to study and value the historical letters of the heritage areas of Valparaíso, Chile. This aspect constitutes a novel approach to the patrimony of the city. Knowing and recovering its historical letters is also rescuing an important part of the social, political and economic actions of its inhabitants, their representations and visual identity. This article will focus mainly on the methodology proposed for the fieldwork that will serve as the basis for the analysis of lettering uses of a city, but will also propose some actions tending to integrate the letter to the cultural landscape.