Victims of the Boom

September 16, 2008

As property prices and rents sky-rocket, and Peru’s economy enjoys its best rates of growth ever, some are left behind. Not able to pay more for rent and with nowhere else to go, this family has found themselves out on the street, evicted by the property owner who wants to cash in and sell the building that was once the family’s home for new construction.

If anyone is in the position to help this family, please let me know.

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Comments (2)

  1. Edith (NfS) says:

    Economical growth always comes at a price, and the poor are usually among the hardest hit… :-(

  2. [...] of buildings constructed without technical supervision, under laws designed to protect the “housing boom” but that ignore safety concerns, showing we have not learnt any lessons from the Pisco quake [...]

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