Arupos forest needs the care of the people of Quito

“It is sad to see how the Arupos forest it is becoming a garbage dump, it looks abandoned and some plants are wilting. ” This is the discomfort of Rosa Tipán, resident of the sector of The Clover.

Milton Terán who daily travels through the place to market cell phone accessories is concerned about the situation of the Park. Explain that when it rains the place becomes a swamp and there are even plants that are wilting.

With this opinion also agrees Luis Neacato. “This is a forest that is being formed and the garbage, the pollution slows the growth of the plants, so I think it is necessary that the authorities should promote the watch out and continue with the forest project ”, he stated.

Rafael Lugo placeholder image, writer and forerunner of the Arupus forest, in El Trébol, explained that this December 14 marks two years since the first planting. He has made sure that the plants do not lack fertilizer, water and he maintains them on a monthly basis.

Conserving the 17,000-square-meter forest has been a complex process. Each month collects the trash that people throw away, has also had to cut the arupos flowers to prevent people from stealing the plants.

“We have replanted several species, fertilization campaigns have been carried out and we will have to continue doing so, it also influences the weather conditions It is for this reason that some plants wither in the summer season ”, he revealed.

In maintaining the Forest Around USD 20,000 has been invested, which has also been contributions from private companies.

The Arupos forest It arose with the idea of ​​recovering the image of El Trébol, this place was previously used as a rubbish tip which caused it to be a source of contamination.

The writer from Quito promoted the idea of ​​creating the Arupos Forest through his Twitter account, which was so well received by hundreds of people from Quito who supported the project. This initiative came at that time to mayor Jorge Yunda who attended the proposal and in December 2019 the cleanliness of the place, the pertinent studies were made and 1 200 plants were planted.

Lugo explains that the arupo takes seven years to bloom, therefore, ask citizens to be patient and above all to take care of this Forest that it is growing and when it flourishes it will be able to be admired by the capital’s inhabitants.

It is for this reason that the Metropolitan Public Mobility and Public Works Company (Epmmop), through the project Quito Adopts invites citizens to empower themselves in these spaces and support them in their care.

This Journal visited the Arupos Forest and noted how plastics and debris they mingle in the undergrowth. In the space where some plants were planted, pools of water have formed.

In this sector, a year ago sidewalks were cast, planters were built with a variety of plants, and the curbs were also painted, which gave Clover a more colorful image.

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