Features - Editor - 08 October 2008

Restoration of Quito’s Centro Historico

In recognition of its considerable historic and cultural value, the older quarters of the city of Quito were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978. However, the area had been allowed to deteriorate until in the year 2000, the mayor of Quito, Paco Moncayo, initiated an extensive restoration project to preserve the city’s prized “Centro Historico” district. The results of the $200 million project have been amazing, and today both locals and visitors to this city in Ecuador can enjoy the beauty and relaxed atmosphere of a by-gone era.


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