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 …
On July 15, 1984, the first invasion of Huaycán was organized as part of the 'Special Program for Urban Development of the Huaycán area', implemented during the municipal administration of Alfonso Barrantes. This invasion was part of the urban expansion process of Metropolitan Lima towards the peripheral cones. The event …
The 1981 national census recorded that the population of Metropolitan Lima reached 4,835,793 inhabitants, representing 27.2% of the country's total population (17,762,231 inhabitants). This census documented the sustained growth of the capital and showed that 31 out of every 100 young people lived in Lima, compared to 22 out of …
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 …
The military regime that governed Peru between 1968 and 1980 was a key period in the reconfiguration of Metropolitan Lima and the country. During this period, especially during the first military government of Velasco, important demographic changes took place that generated new population contingents that became social actors. The regime …
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 …
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), …
In December 1961, the Corporación de Fomento y Promoción Social y Económica de Puno (CORPUNO) was created, a body with administrative autonomy that until 1972 organized and planned development investments in the department. The creation of CORPUNO took place in a context of droughts and floods that affected the altiplano …
In 1961, seven additional districts were registered in the province of Lima, four of them as a result of the creation of seaside resorts and three as a result of the subdivision of existing districts due to the pressure of urban growth. The three districts created by subdivision were Breña, …
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 …
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 …
A third period, between 1945 and 1980, is that of growing urbanization and the decline of large landowners and the gamonal society, which reached its peak with the implementation of the agrarian reform of 1969 during the government of General Juan Velasco Alvarado. This process radically transformed the social structure …
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 1940 national census recorded a total population of 7,023,111 inhabitants in Peru. At that time, Metropolitan Lima had 661,508 inhabitants, representing only 9.4% of the country's total population. This census marks an important reference point for understanding the subsequent demographic changes experienced by the country, especially the process of …
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