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Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello friends, We understand that our friend Roland Martins at the GOADESC and FRIDAY BALCAO (both resource centres) has planned a few things for Heritage Week this week. We thought we should tell everyone what we have been doing in the past few days... We have embarked on an ambitious exercise of making an inventory of heritage sites and properties in Goa. The items listed are on the basis on architectural, archaeological, social, cultura, historic, group value or a property associated with a regional, national or international event or famous local person.Most people think a building has to be really old to be on such a list! That is clearly not so! We have listed everything that we think is of value to the community! We have completed a listing exercise of heritage properties and sites in Mapusa and the three satellite villages OF Assagao, Guirim, Parra around Mapusa. This includes a list of 515 properties and sites compete with photos and important information on each property. Prajal and Rohit are now embarking on a similar exercise of Canacona district. Durgesh Naik will soon be completing Tiswaddi. With the list of Panaji, Ribander and Taleigaon done and published earlier, this will bring us to a total of 1850 proeprties and sites in Goa. Of course the task is by no means complete but it is a good beginning... Prajal has in the meantime done a quick list of Sattari, Sanguem, Bicholim and some parts of Tiswaddi paying special attention to monuments, ruins, temples and artefacts. That list includes 63 properties, sites and articles. We would like to make an appeal on Heritage Week, please let us know if there are any properties and sites in and around your area that merit being on such a list. We shall help you collate the information and add it to our data base, with your permission. This will make our task easier and will also make the community feel it is involved in the preservation of Goa's natural, cultural and architectural heritage. We also want to make the local bodies Panchayats and so on aware of what treasure troves they are holding. Can someone help us make this giant leap forward in their own towns and villages? We certainly need a hand! With best wishes, Heta Pandit Prajal Sakhardande Rohit Phalgaonkar GOA HERITAGE ACTION GROUP TEL: 3952097/9822128022 _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)