UNAH Center for Art and Culture

The flood, paired with being abandoned soon after, allowed a full water pit to form at the base of the building.

[3] The project was bid for in December 2010, and the restoration work began in March 2011 with a maximum investment cost of 28 million lempiras.

The basic guidelines for the restoration respected the parameters established by the Letter of Venecia for buildings that have been declared national heritage sites.

In the architectural plan, the restorations respected the authentic documents about the original structure of the building regarding its aesthetic and compositional techniques.

There are also murals by the painter Arturo López Rodezno on the walls of the ancient hotel, restored by expert Rolando Cavalier.