The Municipality confirmed 405 activities to celebrate the 487 years of its foundation
On the morning of this Friday, November 19, the press conference of launch of the Quito party program. The event was held at the Yaku Museum of Water, located in the center of the city.
Mayor Santiago Guarderas confirmed that the main event will be in the Bicentennial park, with a capacity of 30,000 people and municipal entities are working on planning the biosecurity measures that they will implement.
What’s more, he specified that “They will not spend a single penny on international artists, everything will be for the reactivation of national artists ”.
However, they will have the presentation of several international artists, but the events will be private, although the permits and programming will be jointly with the cultural entities.
The authorities reported that 405 activities have been planned for these festivities. From today you will be able to consult the schedule of activities in the website of the Ministry of Culture.
The Secretary of Culture, Juan Martin Cueva, said various activities can be booked through a website. They have not yet confirmed the launch of this site, which will facilitate the counting of people in the activities that will be free.
The largest event will be on December 4, which is planned with contributions from private companies, so the secretary It has not yet confirmed the artists who will be present. What he did ensure is that around 4,300 national artists will receive resources from the Municipality for the celebration of their festivals.
Regarding the budget allocated from the Municipality, the mayor said that there was a confusion about the amount destined in this year. “The budget reaches $ 1,240,000, It is the lowest that the Municipality has had for this type of event ”, Guarderas emphasized.
This time they will also have a contribution of $ 150,000 from the private company and $ 340,000 from the Quito Tourism company.
The president of the national Emergency Operations Committee (COE), Juan Zapata, assured that they will have 483 officials and 700 security cameras to supervise each of the activities to be carried out.
In figures, he mentioned that the excess mortality last year was 200% and is currently 3.4%. In addition, he highlighted that the hospital capacity is less than 44%.
The Secretary of Security and Governance, Daniela Valarezo, said that more events can still be held, however, They must have the relevant permits, at least 8 days in advance.
He also recalled that the capacity allowed in Quito is as follows:
- Bars and clubs: 50%
- Restaurants: 70% indoors and 80% outdoors
- Buses and airports: 100%
- Concerts in closed venues with ventilation and open venues: 60%
Penalties for misuse of mask are $ 100; for locals that do not check their clients for the use of a mask and biosecurity measures, $ 800. Sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages will mean a fine of $ 200.
The authorities called on citizens to continue with biosecurity measures and celebrate their founding anniversary without excesses. (I)
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