The document discusses the growth of slums, known as barriadas, on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. It describes how the barriadas formed due to mass migration from rural areas to Lima seeking work. Over time, the barriadas developed from informal settlements of mat huts to established neighborhoods with permanent housing, infrastructure and community services. However, the government policies toward the barriadas have fluctuated between eradication and containment or improvement, with no clear long-term solution to address their rapid growth and needs of the residents.

1. The Barriadas of Lima, Peru: Slums of Hope or Despair? Problem or Solution? Professor Bill Chambers Pro Vice-Chancellor External Relations & Widening Participation Hampshire GA March 2009

3. Source: www.politicalresources.net

4. Peru Three Zones Costa Atacama Desert (driest in the world) Sierra Andes (2 nd highest mountains in world) Selva Amazon (largest tropical rainforest in world)

5. Costa: The Atacama Desert

6. Sierra: The Andes

7. Selva: The Amazon Basin

10. Peru: Population by Region

11. Primacy of Lima: ‘the head of a giant on the body of a dwarf’ 29

15. Callejon

19. Source: J. Matos Mar 1977 Las Barriadas de Lima 1957

20. Source: J. Matos Mar 1977 Las Barriadas de Lima 1967

21. Source: J. Matos Mar 1977 Las Barriadas de Lima 1977

22. San Cristobal Centro cerro

23. Rio Rimac floodplain : Carmen de la Legua and San Martin de Porres 1965

24. Comas 16-3-1945 Andes foothills

25. Comas 1965

26. Southern Atacama desert: Tupac Amaru

31. chosas

32. Chosa, peripheral wall from casa noble

33. Wood Water cylinder cement bag

34. Roofing: tiles, iron, electricity tubes

35. Roofing concreting

36. Finished casa noble : windows, doors, concrete roof

37. Casa noble Carmen de la Legua 1965

38. Carmen de la Legua 1965

39. Carmen de la Legua 1982

40. Carmen de la Legua 2003 By 1974 its transformation into an urban barrio was almost complete – paved roads, uniform lotes, water and electrical services, urban style houses constructed with permanent materials, and a central plaza around which stood municipal buildings, a movie theatre, and a church all were established.’ (Lobo 1982 p 42)

41. Moving from Carmen de la Legua to Comas Carmen de la Legua 1965 view of my house

42. Carmen de la Legua 1982 view of my house

43. Carmen de la Legua 2003 view of home

44. Comas Avenida Tupac Amaru 1965

45. Comas Avenida Tupac Amaru 1982

46. Comas Avenida Tupac Amaru 2003

47. Maria: Restaurante El Once 1965 and Salon de Belleza 1983 Comas

50. Ambulante selling tobacco, chewing gum, sweets

51. Open air office

52. domestica

53. Mobile furniture store