In 1945, the La Parada wholesale market was inaugurated in Lima, an event that had important demographic and urban consequences for the Peruvian capital. This inauguration generated a new wave of slum formation in the area, driving migration and informal settlement processes. The opening of this wholesale market provoked the …
The invasion of San Pedro was one of the first land occupations that initiated the formation of shantytowns around Lima. It occurred months after the invasion of San Cosme hill in 1946, followed the next year by the invasion of El Agustino. These invasions took place despite strong state repression …
The invasion of San Cosme hill in 1946 marked the beginning of the process of formation of shantytowns around the city of Lima. This event was followed months later by the invasion of San Pedro and the following year by that of El Agustino, despite strong state repression that would …
In 1946, the invasion of Cerro San Cosme marked the beginning of the formation of precarious settlements around Lima. This event was followed by similar invasions in San Pedro and El Agustino, despite strong state repression. Over time, the state adopted a more tolerant approach, leading to the growth of …
The invasion of El Agustino occurred in 1947, as part of the first wave of slum formation in Metropolitan Lima. This process began with the invasion of San Cosme hill in 1946, followed months later by that of San Pedro, and the following year by that of El Agustino. These …
The district of El Agustino was created in 1965 as part of the urban expansion process of Metropolitan Lima. This district arose from the formation of shantytowns in the Eastern Cone of the city, in a context of accelerated demographic growth as a result of internal migration. The creation of …
On May 18, 1982, a group of hikers illuminated one of the hills of El Agustino with the hammer and sickle. This action was part of the propaganda activities of the PCP-SL in the eastern zone of Metropolitan Lima. The event took place in the context of the expansion of …
On May 18, 1982, Sendero Luminoso (PCP-SL) conducted symbolic acts such as lighting up a hill in El Agustino with the hammer and sickle and sabotaging electrical towers. These actions were part of a broader strategy to influence urban areas like El Agustino and Chosica, while the main operations were …
In October 1984, a judge in Lima declared a Habeas Corpus petition inadmissible for HZQ, who was detained by the Guardia Civil of El Agustino on mere suspicion of a crime against property. This decision was criticized for violating international human rights obligations, as it allowed detentions without a clear …
On May 5, 1986, Aida Lucía Mendoza Mateo was allegedly shot during a robbery attempt while practicing journalism in El Agustino, Lima. However, her account of the incident changed during police interrogation, revealing a possible connection to the Communist Party of Peru. She claimed to have been shot during a …
Mrs. Ana María Baltazar Carhuamaca reported to the police that a woman with a gunshot wound was staying in her house located in the Andahuaylas Housing Cooperative, district of El Agustino. The personnel of the police station of El Agustino searched the house and arrested Aida Lucía Mendoza Mateo, identified …
The Executive President of Cementos Lima S.A., Víctor De La Torre Romero, was kidnapped around noon on his way to his workplace in San Isidro. A car without license plates blocked the way to his truck and several armed members of the MRTA descended from another truck, brutally beat the …
A woman was arrested in the district of El Agustino on November 11, 1991. During her detention, police officers asked her to kiss another girl detained with her in the cell and to get into the doggy style position. The police exercised sexual and psychological violence against the detainees. This …
On January 5, 1992, Luis Pomasunco Constanza, a neighborhood leader who implemented the urban patrols in the Asentamiento Humano 7 de Octubre in El Agustino, was assassinated by subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. His murder was in retaliation for having organized urban patrols to confront the presence of the PCP-SL …
Armed confrontation between soldiers of the Peruvian Army and Shining Path supporters in Raucana, district of Ate Vitarte. Raucana represented the largest organizational experiment of the PCP-SL in Lima, constituted as an 'Open Popular Committee' in the heart of Ate Vitarte. The inhabitants came mainly from El Agustino and Andahuaylas, …
During 1993 in the district of El Agustino there were cases of sexual violence against women detained by police officers. One witness was detained on November 11, 1991 in El Agustino and later transferred to the DINCOTE where she was groped and mistreated. Another witness was detained in El Agustino …
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