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The Comptroller General within the framework of the Megaoperation of Control in Moquegua detected deficiencies and economic losses caused by the construction of slope retaining walls that support the boulevard stone road that leads to the Cerro Bal archaeological site and that is part of the work improvement and creation of public tourist services for S 23 461 446 executed under direct administration by the District Municipality of Torata.The Cerro Bal archaeological site is one of the most representative tourist attractions of the Moquegua region because on its top and slopes are the ruins of temples patios houses chicheras and tombs of the Wari and Tiahuanaco cultures who coexisted peacefully in Torata.The Specific Control Report No. 009-2022-2-2362 evaluation period May 11 2018 to December 13 2019 showed that without technical support and in breach of regulations stone walls were built to contain the slope on top of which is the stone road that connects the Interpretation Center and the Access Ticket Office to the archaeological site. This component had a cost of S 2 273 465.The control commission detected that those who were in charge of the work modified the initial design that established the placement of walls of reinforced soil by walls with semi-fractured cornerstone and did not consider the installation of a drainage system. The justification for this change was calculations and empirical knowledge but no engineering studies were conducted. As a consequence the integrity of national and foreign tourists visiting the archaeological site was put at risk.The control report found alleged civil liability in the resident engineer and construction inspector as well as an economic loss of S 134 288. The district mayor of Torata was informed so that he can initiate civil legal actions against those responsible in order to recover the economic damage detected in that entity. The details of the report are published on the institutional portal of the Comptrollers Office www.gob.pecontraloria.
