Représentations et médiation du patrimoine mondial : Le site d’Arequipa

In this paper, we examine the influence of tourism in heritage building and mediation processes, related to the touristification process in the historic center of Arequipa (Peru), inscribed on the World Heritage List. This study highlights the relationship between the evolution of representations, site transformations and the mediation of heritage. These influences mainly come from the statement of outstanding universal values, which justifies the World Heritage inscription, but also from a mise en abyme of representations by anticipating the expectations of tourists. This produces representations that turn the historic center itself into the main tool of mediation.