The Metropolitan Council approves an agreement declaring Lima’s historic center intangible.

He Metropolitan Council approved by the majority declare the historic center of Lima intangible to develop population concentrations that endanger the health and safety of the population.

The agreement covers an area of ​​10.32 km2. The border passes through sections of avenues Alfonso Ugarte, Via de Evitamiento, El Aguila and Cecilia del Risco, avenues Prolongación Tacna, Alcázar and Placido Jiménez, avenues Paris, avenues Nicolás Aillon, Paseo de la República, 28 July, Guzman Blanco. , Brazil and Arica, as well as Vía Expresa Grau.

Lima Mayor Rafael López Allaga called the agreement a transcendent step towards making Lima a tourist destination worldwide.

Agreement Metropolitan Council instructs the various organizations of the metropolitan commune to protect intangibility and work in close cooperation with the National Police and the Ministry of Culture.

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For its part, the City Attorney’s Office will advance appropriate legal action in cases that are contrary to the provisions contained in the agreement, as well as in which there is evidence of damage to public property, urban infrastructure and furniture, in order to ensure that the interests and rights of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima are protected under his authority and powers.

Within the intangible zone are the Government Palace, the Municipal Palace, Plaza de Armas, San Martin, Bolivar, 2 May, Ramon Castilla, Bolognesi, Alameda de los Descallos, Barbones Military Barracks, Almenara Hospital, José Institute of Technology Pardo. , the Church of Maria Auxiliador, the hospital of the Archbishop of Loaysa, the Congress of the Republic and others.