The typical street area Lastarria, in the heart of Santiago, is recognized for its tourist attraction, for the mix of heritage, culture and gastronomy; but For business owners in the neighborhood, coordinated support is required between the central government and the municipality, because they are still suffering the effects of violence during the social outbreak of 2019..
«The lack of coordination affects the commercial, cultural, heritage, urban, hotel and gastronomic sector of the sector, this is because The lack of order and security forces tenants and residents to have to live with informal commerce, theft and garbage.«said Alonso Molina, president of the Lastarria Neighborhood Trade Association.
In fact, the group gives as an example that since November 2019 the Veracruz Church remains closed, after unknown persons set it on fire, and although a remodeling and restoration project was presented, to date it has not been carried out, because «the National Monuments Council that continues to place obstacles».