Las Casuarinas, Lima
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| Country | Peru |
| Department | Lima |
| Province | Lima |
| District | Santiago de Surco |
Las Casuarinas is a neighbourhood in Santiago de Surco, Lima, Peru. A gated community, it occupies the lower levels of San Francisco hill,[1] being inhabited by upper-class families and thus considered an exclusive area of the city.[2][3][4]
History
[edit]The neighbourhood was established in 1955 by married couple Dan Carter and Gisela Zapaff Dammert, who created the Compañía Urbanizadora Las Casuarinas de Monterrico S.A., named after the trees of the same name located in the area.[5] Las Casuarinas has its own Futsal facilities and team.[6]
During the 1980s, the neighbourhood became known for its "Wall of Shame", a barrier that separated the district's side of the hill with the opposite site, where shanty towns began to be built.[1] After four decades, parts of the wall were demolished.[7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Pighi, Pierina (2015-10-21). "El polémico muro que separa a ricos y pobres en Lima". BBC Mundo (in Spanish).
- ^ Planos Estratificados de Lima Metropolitana a Nivel de Manzanas 2020 (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. 2020. p. 56.
- ^ Perea, Hugo; Grippa, Francisco; Dorich, Javier (2008). Situación Inmobiliaria Perú (PDF) (in Spanish). Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. p. 13.
- ^ "Surco, uno de los distritos más codiciados". Urbania. 2017-07-14.
- ^ Fernández Concha, Jaime. "La Historia de "Las Casuarinas"". Asociación Casuarinas de Monterrico.
- ^ "Lima, campeón de Futsal". Diario Correo. 2009-09-28.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Peru tears down Lima 'wall of shame' but wealth divide stays strong". Reuters. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2024-11-15.