Cultural Heritage and Lacustrine Landscape Conservation: The Case of “Procession of The Wise Men” in Cajititlán, Jalisco

David Fabricio Alvarado-Ramírez, Pedro Lina Manjarrez, José Teodoro Silva García (), Gustavo Cruz-Cárdenas and Paloma Gallegos Tejeda
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David Fabricio Alvarado-Ramírez: Instituto Politénico Nacional, CIIEMAD, Calle 30 de Junio del 1520 s/n, La Laguna Ticomán, Mexico City 03340, Mexico
Pedro Lina Manjarrez: Instituto Politénico Nacional, CIIEMAD, Calle 30 de Junio del 1520 s/n, La Laguna Ticomán, Mexico City 03340, Mexico
José Teodoro Silva García: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Unidad Michoacán, COFAA, Justo Sierra No. 28, Jiquilpan 59510, Michoacán, Mexico
Gustavo Cruz-Cárdenas: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR Unidad Michoacán, COFAA, Justo Sierra No. 28, Jiquilpan 59510, Michoacán, Mexico
Paloma Gallegos Tejeda: Centro Universitario de Tlajomulco (CUTLAJO), Universidad de Guadalajara, Carretera Tlajomulco, Santa Fé Km. 3.5 No.595, Lomas de Tejeda, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga 45641, Jalisco, Mexico

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-29

Abstract: Although lagoons are sites of water accumulation and runoff where a variety of animal species and plant varieties inhabit, they have also been positioned as spaces where rituals and religious practices take place, from which the transmission of knowledge emanates, and social activities are strengthened. The Laguna de Cajititlán (Cajititlán Lagoon) in the town of Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, México is a lacustrine landscape that faces a state of fragility due to incessant processes of urbanization along with basin desiccation and wastewater pollution. However, the community of Cajititlán has managed to protect its lacustrine landscape through the rescue of the religious tradition of the Procesión Los Santos Reyes (Procession of the Wise Men). Therefore, the objective of this article is to analyze how this tradition, as cultural heritage, has influenced the conservation of the lacustrine landscape. We conclude that cultural heritage and the lacustrine landscape are bidirectionally correlated because fostering Indigenous traditions like the Procesión in Cajititlán, as a manifestation of devotion and faith, enhances identity, promotes tourism, and supports conservation practices and the sustainability of the lacustrine landscape. At the same time, conservation of the lacustrine landscape enables the preservation of cultural heritage, generating an interdependent relationship between these elements.

Keywords: lacustrine landscape; cultural heritage; landscape conservation; cultural tradition; traditional knowledge; lagoon; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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