Director of Heritage MonumentalJuan Mubarakdescribed the approval of the law as an achievement for the country buffer zone for the Colonial city of Santo Domingo, which aims to protect the cultural and architectural values of the area.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (Icomos) approved the proposal presented by the Dominican Republic to create a buffer zone of the Colonial city.
The approval of the proposal was made within the 46th meeting of the Committee of Heritage World Cup, which took place in New DelhiIndia.
Mubarak He said that the approval represents a great achievement for the Dominican Republic and the management of the Ministry of Culture headed by Milagros Germán.
He explained that the buffer zone The proposal is conceived as an intermediate area of control between the declared property and the rest of the city, whose objective is to provide additional protection to the historical Center.
The perimeter of the buffer zone of the National District (Ordinance 03-2011) begins at the intersection of George Washington Avenue and Paseo Presidente Vicini Burgos, continuing to Independencia Avenue and Doctor Delgado and Moisés García streets.
This continues from the intersection of Manuel María Castillo Street and 30 de Marzo Street to Mexico Avenue. The route extends to Emilio Prud´Homme Street, continuing along Libertador Street and the southern boundary of the buildings located on Mexico Avenue to José Reyes Street, including Confucio Square.
It also covers part of the Duarte Streetthe north gate of the ChinatownJosé Martí Street and the Chinese Zodiac Square.
On the other hand, the perimeter of the buffer zonelocated in Santo Domingo East (Ordinance 02-2015), includes the neighborhoods CaleroLos Molinos and Villa Duarte, limited to the north by the Ramón Matías Mella bridge and 25 de Febrero Avenue; to the south, the starting point of the southern coast of Avenida España; to the east, Avenida España, and to the west, the Ozama River and Punta Torrecilla.
