The house where the astrologer lived Walter Mercado, located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been put up for sale by her nieces on the grounds that it will not be damaged because it cannot be turned into a museum as planned.
The house is located in the Cupey area of the capital of Puerto Rico and its value is estimated at 9 million 264 thousand 420 Mexican pesos, at today’s exchange rate and remains intact, highlighting the personality of the legendary astrologer.
Ivonne Benet, one of the four nieces, pointed out that it was put up for sale before the impossibility of turning it into a museum, decided that someone else should take care of it as a measure to prevent its damage.
“We want everyone who takes over the house to enjoy it. Two of my sisters don’t usually live in Puerto Rico and another, for health reasons, is also gone, which is why I made the decision.”, stressed the.
The facade of the house has uin small Arabic architecture, although “inside it is modern”, it has 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. As for Walter Mercado’s belongings, he pointed out that they were distributed among his nieces and that others went to museums around the world.
As for the idea of turning it into a museum, the astrologer’s niece explained this. there were several complications, such as the location of the house and the architecture of the place.