Architect Maribel Villalona says that the remains of the first aqueduct of the New World have been found during excavation work for the Colonial City renovation program. A 100-meter-long tank and other remains of what is said to be the first aqueduct were found two weeks ago in excavations on Calle Isabel la Catolica, on the east side of the Santo Domingo Cathedral.
The well is estimated to date back to 1540 when the water was sourced from a well and then by gravity to a tank. Villalona said the underground structure was photographed and videoed and would be covered again for conservation. Archeologist Francisco Coste said that the aqueduct ran from the San Francisco Ruins on the north side of the Colonial City down through Arzobispo Merino and Isabel la Catolica streets, ending at the Santa Clara Monastery.
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