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By: Lima, Peru, 1944 | ...en Perú - Travel Culture History News

Lima, Peru, 1944 | ...en Perú - Travel Culture History News — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:20:37 +0000

[…] pastures in the old holiday towns of Miraflores and Barranco and their large colonial homes were abandoned to become the slums of the […]

By: Colonial jewel in Peru’s capital to be restored with UN help | ...en Perú - Travel Culture History News

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:44:17 +0000

[…] built with such rapidly degenerating materials. During the 20th century, Lima’s downtown was progressively abandoned by affluent landlords. Houses were left to poor migrants paying very low rent, but receiving no infrastructure […]

By: gonta

gonta — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:11:35 +0000

hi, iwould like to say jus two things, 1. the balconies were not made by spanish emigrans, were made during colony times(spanish colony in the americas), 2. i am peruvian and now i am studing far away from home (japan) , and you must know that is not like in your countries, peru have many problems more than just economical problems, i also woul like to see this part of my hometown restaurated, but i think this is not possible, many of this building, that were desing for 2 or 4 families, now have 10 or nore families living inside, and also this buildings are really old….so is no that easy.

By: Stuart Starrs

Stuart Starrs — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:14:14 +0000

I’m glad you find my blog interesting, I hope you’ll keep coming back to read.
I’ve been in Lima for a couple of years and visited most of it. Most of what I know comes from paying close attention to TV and newspaper articles – that’s really the best you can do, be drip-fed this fascinating information. I wish there was a treasure trove somewhere.

I understand your husband’s view point, and also the point of view that says historic areas should be torn down and huge shopping malls like in the US and Europe should be built… that Peruvians deserve those things too. I think there has to be a balance. There is in London where I come from.

I do feel though that Peruvians have long been plagued by a lack of interest in their heritage, something that can be plainly seen in hundred or so archaeological sites that exist/existed throughout Lima and the state of colonial and republican buildings in Lima’s centre.

By: MaryJo High

MaryJo High — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:28:18 +0000

Thanks for the informative website. I have so many questions about Lima, and of course, Peru. So much of the history is difficult (for me) to find. I am still quite new here, and hope to find answers. Where are you doing your research?
This piece on Lima’s architectural heritage is interesting to me in particular. My husband spent part of his youth in the neighborhoods just a block or so off from the main square near the government palaces, and early on, in La Victoria. Now I understand why he loathes old buildings so much. His family was quite poor, and he was determined to get away from all that. He’s quite impressed with the changes and new structures going up all around the city. When I ask him about the historical heritage and the structures around the altos barrios and other areas, he says that they are better torn down and replaced with new. He doesn’t feel worth to many of those old buildings. I am trying to convince him otherwise, but I am sure that they remind him of some very difficult times in his life.
Personally, I would be greatly interested in seeing some serious historical restoration in many areas of Lima. It should be possible to mix old with new, especially as Limeno’s are also quite nostaligic, and seem to enjoy, with a certain melancholy, discussing the “bad” good old days.
A bit of irony, I sit here in a new apartment in Miraflores; and I look out my office window and see rather charming buildings that were probably built 1910-1920… I just wonder how long before those are plowed down for the next high-rise or shopping center…
Thank you again, I’ll be back to read more…

Sincerely, MaryJo

By: » Destruction of Lima’s architectural heritage …en Perú - Travel Culture History News

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:23:26 +0000

[…] by María Laura Hernández de Aguero (Readers of this article might also enjoy reading about a similar problem in central Lima) […]

By: Diana P. Olano

Diana P. Olano — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:57:10 +0000

In the mid-1990’s, a renovation initiative of the historical city center took place, with banks and private firms giving money for the “Adopt a Balcony” campaign that restored 300 colonial balconies in the center, at a cost of about $5,000 each. Companies such as Backus, Johnson and Johnson and Telefonica de Peru all took part in the program

By: Dulanto

Dulanto — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:56:41 +0000

The organization Coprodeli runs a project called the rennovation of the Historical Center of Callao. It aims to renew the historical building in Antiguo Callao but still allow the dwellers to live and own residences. I believe Quito also has a historical building program in its old town center.

By: Alan Malarkey

Alan Malarkey — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:56:23 +0000

It certainly seems a pity but on the other hand the gentrification seen in parts of London like Greenwich and Balham in South London has equally denied local people their inheritance as it has driven up prices for these now fashionable residences. There must be some middle way.