Amazonas: installs a weather station to protect the Kuelap deposit

He culture Ministry announced this Saturday that it has installed an automated weather station at the pre-Inca archaeological site of kuelapin the region Amazonto continue with the work of protecting it against atmospheric phenomena, after the collapse that occurred a year ago.

Through a statement, the institution explained that the station is equipped with a Davis Vantage Pro2 model, which allows data to be transmitted in real time every 15 minutes and is operable through a mobile application, which guarantees high precision in the meteorological monitoring of the deposit.

This technology will help to make timely and accurate decisions in the activities of the Archaeological Research Project. kuelapexplained the ministry.

A little over a year ago, strong rainy caused the collapse of one of the walls of the citadel built by the Chachapoyas culture in the Amazon region.

The Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza National University of Amazon delivered the meteorological installation thanks to an agreement with the Ministry of Culture, “with the aim of protecting, safeguarding, registering, conserving, restoring and disseminating the national cultural heritage.”

This university was in charge of its installation and will also carry out the proper maintenance.

The station allows the measurement of 17 meteorological parameters, such as atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed and direction, and amount of rainfall.

In addition, through another agreement between the Ministry of Culture and the World Monuments Fund (WMF PERU), the installation of a second weather station is planned in the coming days.

The person in charge of the Archaeological Research Program of this cultural heritage, José Bastante, recently reported that the programming for the conditioning and general maintenance of the entire Monumental Archaeological Zone is already in place. kuelap.

This includes cutting vegetation, cleaning and removal of pallets, reformulation and relocation of warehouses and control booths, as well as improvement of rest areas.

In February, the Peruvian government began a series of meetings with specialists and representatives of technical-scientific entities to launch this project to restore and preserve the site.

The objective is to allow the establishment of the immediate actions and the complementary studies to be implemented in the recovery and enhancement of this center of culture. chachapoyasespecially after the accident suffered in April 2022.

(With information from EFE)