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A network of old aqueducts was found on 51st Street, in the center of Medellín, during the construction of the pedestrian corridor of Boyacá which is part of the overall plan of works for this area of the city, led by the 39, municipal administration.
At least 13 fragments that made up the city's water supply system, more than 120 years ago, were identified by a team of experts
Elvia Ines Correa, archaeologist who advanced badysis of these pieces, specified that the remains, probably, are related to water supply pipes dating back to the 1860s and 1920s, that is to say, before it is a service provided by the Municipality of Medellín
. clay and pipes of different diameters and magnitudes, some covered with rocks as a method used at the time to protect the pbadage of water.
"The fact that in the call e Boyacá, ex Calle Real, are several aqueduct networks that have allowed the urban expansion of the city, generates a symbolic reference and a pedagogical tool of great heritage value, "said Correa.
The proposal, according to the archaeological management plan and the provisions of the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History for the conservation of these results, is only the section where the remains are transformed into a public exhibition.
"The objective is that these structures, made with different constructive techniques and so symbolic for the citizens, can be exhibited at the same place where the we discover that they are taking steps to raise awareness among people who go through the Center every day, "concludes the archaeologist.
Boyacá will change his face
The Boyacá Corridor project, currently under construction between the 52 (Carabobo) and 55 (Tenerife), includes public space, planting trees and l & # 39; Maintenance of green spaces.
The mayor of Medellín invests more than 2,850 million dollars, resources that are executed by the Secretariat of Physical Infrastructure through the Urban Development Corporation – EDU. The progress of the works is 45%. Currently, work is concentrated in the section between Carabobo pedestrian crossing and Quarry 53 (Cundinamarca) with the improvement of platforms and the redistribution of public space.
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