Important Donation to Restore Zapotec Pyramids in Mexico
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- Published: Thursday, 10 May 2018 17:19
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Photo: Cadenagramonte.Mexico, May 10.- Monte Alban archaeological complex, in Oaxaca, Mexico, a World Heritage Site, will receive one million USD from the World Monuments Fund (WMF) to restore earthquake damages.
The September 2017 earthquakes impacted on structures of the pyramidal complex, one of the major ones in Oaxaca and the Zapotec culture, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The WMF is a private, international organization dedicated to preserve historical architecture and cultural heritage sites around the world.
'Fifteen structures within Monte Alban and the northern section of Atzompa were damaged by a devastating earthquake of September 2017, five of them are severely damaged and require emergency structural shoring to avoid collapse,' the group said in a statement.
The project will be done with collaboration of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH). (Cadenagramonte)
