Complete database of events related to the internal armed conflict in Peru, extracted from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). 5,159 events documented from 1817 to 2003.
The 1993 National Census revealed significant demographic changes in Peru, showing that more than 50% of the country's total population was predominantly urban. Metropolitan Lima concentrated almost a third of the national population with 28.4% compared to 9.4% in 1940. The census recorded that Metropolitan Lima was home to 6,434,323 …
The Juan Pablo II Human Settlement was formed in 1984 during the municipal government of Barrantes (IU), when the Municipal Housing Programs were promoted. In 1985, with the support of the municipality of Lima, the settlement was populated by people from Huancayo, Huancavelica, Ayacucho and Cuzco. The settlement was created …
In February 1976, around 4,700 families occupied land on the left bank of the Rimac River, near the Huascar Bridge. This massive land invasion was part of the process of human settlement formation in San Juan de Lurigancho during the 1970s. In its initial stage, up to 13 residential groups …
Villa El Salvador was founded in 1971 as a response by the reformist military government of Juan Velasco Alvarado (1968-1975) to a land invasion organized by recent migrants and residents of Lima's slums and alleys. The district was especially characterized by its organizational level, its capacity for self-management and the …
During the 1970s, Lima experienced its greatest peripheral growth, with new districts being created as a result of the formation of shantytowns in the Northern, Southern and Eastern Cones. In the Northern Cone, the districts of Comas and Independencia were created as a result of the pressure of urban growth …
In 1967, the administrative division of the district of Lurigancho took place to create the new district of San Juan de Lurigancho. This division was the result of the pressure of urban growth in the eastern part of Metropolitan Lima. The process of district subdivision was part of the sociodemographic …
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 …
In 1964, the first directed colonization program in the Upper Huallaga was made official. This program was part of the Tingo Maria-Tocache-Campanilla colonization project, which classified 180,000 hectares as suitable for agricultural use. Many of the farmers who obtained land titles had already settled in the Tingo Maria, Tocache and …
The processes of urbanization and modernization of Metropolitan Lima can be explained in relation to the demographic changes experienced by the country since the middle of the twentieth century, which generated new population contingents that became social actors, especially during the first Belaunde government (1963-1968) and the military regime (1968-1980), …
Between the 1950s and 1960s, the Puna altiplano experienced a particularly strong combination of droughts and floods. Floods occurred in 1960, 1962 and 1963, alternating with droughts in 1955-56, 1957 and 1964. These natural disasters generated significant emigration to urban areas such as Arequipa. In December 1961, the Corporación de …
The population in the valleys of La Convención and Lares experienced significant demographic growth between 1940 and 1961. From 27,243 inhabitants in 1940, the population increased to 66,394 inhabitants in 1961, representing an increase of 144% in twenty years. This population growth occurred in the context of important agrarian transformations …
The 1961 national census recorded a total population of 10,420,357 inhabitants in the country. Metropolitan Lima had 1,901,927 inhabitants, representing 18.3% of the national population, a significant increase over the 9.4% recorded in 1940. This census also recorded 7 additional districts in the province of Lima, four of which were …
Between the 1950s and 1960s, the Puna highlands experienced a particularly strong combination of droughts and floods. The 1960 floods were part of a cycle of natural disasters that included the droughts of 1955-56, 1957 and 1964, and the floods of 1960, 1962 and 1963. These extreme weather events generated …
The "great drought" of 1956-1961 in the Puna highlands generated significant emigration to urban areas such as Arequipa. Between the mid-1950s and the mid-1960s, the percentage of Puno residents in the slums of Arequipa increased from 12.9% to 39.08%, reaching 41.41% in 1971. The population of the city of Puno …
The Alto Huallaga area was occupied with greater intensity since the beginning of the 1950s by settlers and migrants coming mainly from the highlands of Huánuco, Huancayo, Junín and Cerro de Pasco. These settlers were encouraged, most of the time, by the State through colonization projects (such as Tingo María-Tocache-Campanilla), …
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 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 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 population in the valleys of La Convención and Lares experienced significant demographic growth during the period 1940-1961. The population grew from 27,243 inhabitants in 1940 to 66,394 inhabitants in 1961, representing an increase of 144% in twenty years. This accelerated population growth occurred in the context of agrarian and …
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