Editing Lima (section)

====Wall of Shame====
[[File:Muro de la verguenza - Wall of shame.jpg|thumb|The wall divides the district of San Juan de Miraflores (one of the most chaotic, dangerous and poor) from the district of Santiago de Surco (one of the safest and most luxurious) through a hill (the urbanized part is San Juan de Miraflores and the non-urbanized part is Santiago de Surco)]]
The mid-20th century saw the rural population (between 600,000 and 1 million people) taking refuge in Lima, especially during the [[Peruvian conflict]].<ref name="vatik" /> The new arrivals, often very poor, erected hastily built shacks. Some residents of these shantytown neighborhoods have acquired property titles, but urban planning remains largely non-existent. In response, a number of wealthy neighborhoods built their own security barriers starting in 1985, citing security concerns.<ref name="vatik" /> By 2019, some segments were up to 3 meters high and included [[barbed wire]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-09-01/peru-tears-down-lima-wall-of-shame-but-wealth-divide-stays-strong |title=Peru Tears Down Lima 'Wall of Shame' but Wealth Divide Stays Strong |work=U.S. News & World Report |agency=Reuters |date=1 September 2023 |access-date=22 April 2025 |url-access=registration}}</ref> having a total length of {{convert|10|km|spell=in|sp=us}}.<ref>{{Cite news |title=El polémico muro que separa a ricos y pobres en Lima |last=Pighi |first=Pierina |date=2015-10-21 |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias/2015/10/151019_peru_muro_barrio_pobre_rico_lima_amv |work=[[BBC Mundo]]|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref name="NACLA">{{Cite journal |last=Campoamor |first=Leigh |date=2019 |title=Lima's Wall(s) of Shame: In the hills of Lima, a concrete wall divides a poor neighborhood from a wealthy gated community, marking a border defined by centuries of structural neglect. |journal=[[NACLA Report on the Americas]] |volume=51 |issue=1 |pages=29–35 |doi=10.1080/10714839.2019.1593686 |s2cid=167067331}}</ref>

Critics have used the term '''wall of shame''' ({{langx|es|muro de la vergüenza}}) to refer to the barriers, which are the subject of tension, especially as many inhabitants of the poorer area cross the wall everyday to work in the neighbouring affluent areas, usually as gardeners or domestic workers.<ref name="Atlantic">{{Cite news |last=Janetsky |first=Megan |date=7 September 2019 |title=Lima's 'Wall of Shame' and the Art of Building Barriers |work=The Atlantic |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/09/peru-lima-wall/597085/ |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127064755/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/09/peru-lima-wall/597085/ |archive-date=27 November 2020}}</ref> The wall was partially demolished in 2023 in a number of places.<ref>Bourke, Mary (13 June 2024) [https://www.medlifemovement.org/medlife-stories/global-topics/the-wall-of-shame-in-lima-peru-a-symbol-of-class-divide/ The Wall of Shame in Lima, Peru: A Symbol of Class Divide]. ''MEDLIFE''. Retrieved 2024-11-16.</ref><ref name=vatik/><ref name="Reuters"/>