Preserving the Memory Wall at the History and Anthropology Museum in Rivas Nicaragua

I am creating a multimedia lesson using the displays in the History and Anthropology Museum in Rivas, Nicaragua. I am taking photos and videos of the wall. I am then typing up the wall messages and then translating it into English. Afterward, I am going to use the vocabulary words from the translated pieces as part of my English lessons.

Here is the wall message typed up and then translated to English.

Preservando La Memoria

Las investigaciones aquelogicas nos permiten reconstruir nuestro pasado, pero cuando los sitios arqueológicos son saqueados, todo el legado cultural de nuestros antepasados es destruido. Los arqueólogos nacionales, asi como los extranjeros están comprometidos con las poblaciones ubicadas cerca de los sitios arquelogicos y es importante que estas comunidades se involucren en la conservación de su patrimonio local. La destrucción de nuestros sitios no solamente viola las leyes del país, el comercio ilícito de los bienes finalmente termina en colecciones particulares que a veces los utilizan como objetos decorativos despejándonos de una historia milenaria que afecta no solamente al país si no a toda la región y que compartimos una historia común.

Here is a video of me reading the excerpt from the museum in Spanish.

Preserving the Memory

Achaeological research allows us to reconstruct our past, but when archeological sites are looted, all the cultural legacy of our ancestors are destroyed. National archaeologists, as well as foreigners are committed to populations located near archeological sites and it is important that these communities be involved in the conservation of their local heritage. The destruction of our sites violates the laws of the country. The illicit trade of goods ends in private collections that sometimes use them as decorative objects disallowing us of an ancient history that affects not only the country but also the entire region. We share a common story.

Here is a video of me reading the excerpt from the museum in English.