The Ministry of Culture is now in charge of La Chocolatera, the early 20th century chocolate factory of Puerto Plata. The large structure of the former factory is slated to become a cultural center for the city. The regional director of the Ministry of Culture in Puerto Plata, Oscar Hungria, said the decision was based on the declarations included in Decree 373-01 that declares Puerto Plata a cultural touristic destination. Decree 374-01, also issued on 19 March 2001 on occasion of the celebration of a government council in Puerto Plata, orders that the Chocolatera be made part of the Ministry of Culture for the installation of a Centro Cultural del Atlantico. The visual artists of Puerto Plata have already held events within the abandoned factory plant. Hungria, in an interview for El Caribe, said the dream is that the Chocolatera become for Puerto Plata what the Guggenheim Museum has become for the city of Bilbao, Spain.