The Lima Wall of Shame (Spanish: Muro de la Vergüenza) is a wall in Lima, Peru, created for the stated purpose of improving security in wealthy neighbourhoods by increasing urban segregation.[1] The far-left terrorism and violence of the Shining Path in the 1980s and early 1990s was also an issue of concern when the first portions of the wall were built.[1] The wall was gradually built from 1985[1] onwards to separate rich settlements such as La Molina and Santiago de Surco from pueblos jóvenes such as San Juan de Miraflores and Villa María del Triunfo. It became known as the "Wall of Shame" and by 2019 it was ten kilometres (6.2 mi) long.[2][3] Some segments stands 3 meters tall and have barbed wire.[4] The wall means that people who work service jobs in affluent areas must commute for several hours to work.[5] Parts[6] of the wall were demolished in 2023.[1][7]
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edit- ^ a b c d Piro, Isabella (2023-09-07). "Derriban el "muro de la vergüenza" de Lima después de cuatro décadas". Vatican News (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ^ Pighi, Pierina (2015-10-21). "El polémico muro que separa a ricos y pobres en Lima". BBC Mundo (in Spanish).
- ^ Campoamor, Leigh (2019). "Lima's Wall(s) of Shame: In the hills of Lima, a concrete wall divides a poor neighborhood from a wealthy gated community, marking a border defined by centuries of structural neglect". NACLA Report on the Americas. 51 (1): 29–35. doi:10.1080/10714839.2019.1593686. S2CID 167067331.
- ^ https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-09-01/peru-tears-down-lima-wall-of-shame-but-wealth-divide-stays-strong USA Today
- ^ Janetsky, Megan (7 September 2019). "Lima's 'Wall of Shame' and the Art of Building Barriers". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Bourke, Mary (13 June, 2024) The Wall of Shame in Lima, Peru: A Symbol of Class Divide. MEDLIFE. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Peru tears down Lima 'wall of shame' but wealth divide stays strong". Reuters. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2024-11-15.