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Lima Launches Prolima-Led Revival of Quinta Heeren Heritage Complex

The initiative seeks to reintegrate the 19th-century ensemble into civic life through restoration alongside community programming.

Overview

  • Mayor Renzo Reggiardo announced the municipal recovery project during Lima’s 491st anniversary events in Barrios Altos.
  • The city assigned Prolima to carry out a full restoration of the site’s 13 patrimonial blocks with attention to architectural authenticity.
  • Plans call for rehabilitating the Parque Histórico, adding landscaping, and building a contemporary facility for neighborhood and cultural activities.
  • A Participatory Cultural Management Plan will involve local residents as former residences are adapted for workshops in music, painting, crafts, and other arts.
  • Quinta Heeren is municipal property and a 1972 Monumento Histórico within Lima’s World Heritage-listed historic zone, and the launch featured the French ambassador and a symbolic tree planting; detailed timelines and funding were not disclosed.