Much of the wood we rescue comes from old houses in the "upper neighborhoods" area of down town Lima. It was only in the middle of the 19th century that the area began to be populated to a large extent (although at the end of the 18th century 40% of the Lima population lived in the Barrios Altos), in the second half of the 19th century they grew and became more beautiful. old neighborhoods such as: El Cercado (the oldest, whose origin dates back to 1571), El Chirimoyo, Pampa de Lara, Cocharcas, Martinete, etc.
It can be said that the best time for the Barrios Altos was between the end of the 18th century and the first half of the 20th century, when this area was inhabited by a thriving middle class. At that time, in Barrios Altos, the so-called Plaza de Viterbo (now block 3 of Jirón Amazonas) stood out, which was a beautiful place located next to the Balta Bridge and in whose vicinity existed, the Lima-Lurín Railway station and the Line No. 7 of the Lima Urban Tram.
Today many of these buildings have been declared uninhabitable and are being demolished.