Villa El Salvador
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Villa El Salvador (VES) is an urban, largely residential district on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. It borders the district of Chorrillos on the west; the Pacific Ocean on the southwest; Lurín on the southeast; Villa María del Triunfo on the east and San Juan de Miraflores on the north.
| Distrito de Villa el Salvador | |
|---|---|
| Area | 35.46 km² |
| Population - Total - Density |
330 143 (2002 estimate) 9310.3/km² |
| Mayor | Jaime A. Zea |
| Established as a district |
June 1, 1983 |
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It began as a shantytown in the vast, empty sand flats to the south of Lima in 1970 because of the urgent housing needs of immigrant families who had left the sierra of Peru. VES evolved into a huge urban zone, largely self-organizing, for which it won some fame. Largely through the efforts of its inhabitants, the neighborhood was supplied with electricity, water, and sewage. Villa El Salvador served as the home base for the activist María Elena Moyano, who helped organize the Federación Popular de Mujeres de Villa El Salvador (Fepomuves), a federation of women, which grew to encompass activities such as public kitchens, health committees, the Vaso de Leche program (which supplied children with milk), income-generating projects, and committees for basic education. Moyano was killed by members of the Shining Path, which used Villa El Salvador as a base in Lima.
Since June 1, 1983, Villa El Salvador has been formally established as a district within the Lima Province.
In 1987, the community received a Prince of Asturias Award in recognition of its achievements.
[edit] External links
- Municipalidad de Villa El Salvador - Villa El Salvador district council official website (in Spanish)
- The page web of the friends of "Villa El Salvador" Lima - Perú - History, Maps,Photographies, Music, Tourism, News, Documents, Bibliography, etc.(in Spanish)
- Javier Luna' Blog - Most famous blogger of this city.
| Districts of the Lima and Callao Metropolitan Area |  |
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| Lima |
Ancón | Ate | Barranco | Breña | Carabayllo | Chaclacayo | Chorrillos | Cieneguilla | Comas | El Agustino | Independencia | Jesús María | La Molina | La Victoria | Lima | Lince | Los Olivos | Lurigancho | Lurín | Magdalena del Mar | Miraflores | Pachacamac | Pucusana | Pueblo Libre | Puente Piedra | Punta Hermosa | Punta Negra | Rímac | San Bartolo | San Borja | San Isidro | San Juan de Lurigancho | San Juan de Miraflores | San Luis | San Martín de Porres | San Miguel | Santa Anita | Santa María del Mar | Santa Rosa | Santiago de Surco | Surquillo | Villa El Salvador | Villa María del Triunfo |
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| Callao |
Bellavista | Callao | Carmen de la Legua Reynoso | La Perla | La Punta | Ventanilla |
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