Land seizure in Puente Huáscar
Land seizure carried out by approximately 4,700 families on the left bank of the Rimac River, near the Huascar Bridge, in February 1976. This invasion gave rise to one of the human settlements of San Juan de Lurigancho.
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 of approximately 80 families each were formed. By 1980, the settlement had a total of 21 organized residential groups.