Salvemos al Patrimonio: Experiencias de Aprendizaje Patrimonial

The objective of this research article is to understand the experiences of participants during the recognition of the heritage of the magical towns in the State of Guanajuato. The narratives of the girls and women attending the workshop "Salvemos el Patrimonio" are analyzed, which aims to facilitate interactive activities to promote critical reflection on cultural and natural assets in the six magical towns. Qualitative research with a narrative-ethnographic approach is presented, for which a narrative analysis of heritage learning as living experiences was conducted, allowing the assignment of meanings to the cultural perspective. Based on the saturation of narrated experiences, analysis cores were integrated with the support of the qualitative data interpretation software Atlas.Ti 9. The results show the impact of heritage learning in facing the challenge of raising citizens' awareness about the protection of cultural heritage. It is concluded that the workshop "Salvemos al Patrimonio" is positioned as a pedagogical practice for approaching heritage education through the promotion of experiences that foster meaning and critical reflection on the set of cultural, natural, and material assets, promoting a deep understanding and appreciation of historical, artistic, architectural, scientific, and social values.