Technicians from the Metropolitan Heritage Institute carried out an inspection that revealed scratches on walls, metal, stone walls, roads and monuments.
The Municipality of Quito reported that after the demonstrations on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 for Women’s Day there were damages in the Historic Center of the city, especially in the axis of Guayaquil street and in the surroundings of the Plaza de Santo Domingo.
“Residents of the San Marcos and Santo Domingo sectors expressed their concern about the state of several places, such as the monument to Simón Bolívar, in Alameda Park; Guayaquil street from San Blas to Plaza Santo Domingo; the Theater square; the monument to Federico González Suárez and Plaza Chica; the Plaza and Church of Santo Domingo and the monument to Antonio José de Sucre”, the Municipality said in a statement.
Damage
After evaluating the damage occurred in the Historical Centertechnicians from the Metropolitan Heritage Institute (IMP) carried out a inspection where scratches were evidenced on walls, metal, stone walls, roads and monuments.
cost to the city
“The economic amount resulting from the need to purchase materials to recover the area of 1,440 m2 affected and its repair cost represents an outlay of $10,550 dollars for the city,” added the Cabildo.
Several IMP crews are working to restore the affected heritage sites. (AVV)
FACT:
The Quito’s Historic center It is the First Cultural Heritage of Humanity and also the best preserved in America.
