Land occupations in Metropolitan Lima
In 1976, nine land occupations were registered in Metropolitan Lima, in a context of intense popular mobilizations that articulated the demands of slum dwellers and the labor movement, which led the government to decree a State of Emergency.
During 1976 there were nine land occupations in the Lima metropolitan area, in a context of growing popular mobilizations. These occupations occurred in the midst of protests against SINAMOS and municipalities in districts such as Independencia and Collique, as well as protests against service companies in Comas and the Southern Cone. The mobilizations articulated the interests of the slum dwellers with the demands of the labor movement. The government responded by decreeing a State of Emergency in the capital in response to the intensity of the mobilizations.