Centro de integración urbano-rural “intercambio de saberes” San Cayetano – El Zulia, Norte de Santander

Abstract

Cultural and social equipment can promote the integration of peasants with urban dwellers, strengthening the traditional saber they have of their territory and productive dynamics, in addition to enhancing formal knowledge. This space helps to have a relationship with the environment, it is a meeting point for them, so that they have a place where they can learn and at the same time have a recreational space to improve social living conditions. In this equipment, farmers and urban dwellers share knowledge, formal knowledge and skills they have, learning from each other, also generating social integration in recreation and exchange spaces. The lot to be intervened was selected for its relationship with the river, since this natural element is very important for the community because it is part of its culture and identifies it as an element of production, but also recreation. It also has a direct relationship with the main road that connects with Cúcuta and the other municipalities of the western part of the department and is located in the area destined for culture and recreation, without affecting any protected area of ​​the rural area. A mall is proposed on the main roads, which will have stays, cycle routes, bike parking, transport exchange modules and hydration points every 500 meters. The project seeks to generate integration through the concept of nature and rurality, giving meaning to the countryside and articulating it with the dynamics of the city.