Pueblos jóvenes
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Literally meaning "young towns", pueblos jóvenes is the nickname given to the vast shanty towns that surround Lima and other cities of Peru. Many of these towns have developed into significant districts in Lima such as Villa El Salvador and Comas.
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[edit] Population
They are populated almost exclusively by Black, Amerindian, and mestizo campesinos who since the 1940s have migrated in great waves from Peru's countryside in search of economic opportunity, turning Lima into the fifth-largest city in the Americas.
[edit] Living conditions
The towns are composed of poorly-constructed shacks which generally lack running water, electricity, and other basic services. In both appearance and culture, they are similar to the favelas of Brazil and other Latin American cities. Crime is rampant.
Work to improve life in these areas is carried on by organisations such as the NGO Asociacion SOLAC and the theatre group Vichama.
[edit] Politics
Many of the dwellings are painted with the colors of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA), the Socialist Party of Peru, or political candidates. Some still bear the logo of disgraced three-term president Alberto Fujimori, sometimes because the resident hasn't had the time or money to repaint their dwelling, sometimes because they still support Fujimori.
President Alejandro Toledo, Fujimori's successor, pushed through various initiatives to encourage peasants to return to the farming and mining communities whence they came, but they have not been effective.
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[edit] Examples in other countries
- Arrabal (Puerto Rico)
- Asentamiento (Guatemala)
- Barrio Marginal (Ecuador)
- Cantegril (Uruguay)
- Colonias (Mexico)
- Favela (Brazil)
- Población callampa (Chile)
- Barrio (Venezuela)
- Tugurio or Precario (Costa Rica)
- Villa Miseria (Argentina)
- Chacarita (Paraguay)
[edit] See also
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| Culture · History · Landmarks · Maps · Notable people · Mayors · Other elected officials · Transportation | |
| Districts | |
| Central Lima | Breña · La Victoria · Lima · Rimac · |
| Residential Lima | Barranco · Jesús María · La Molina · Lince · Magdalena · Miraflores · Pueblo Libre ·San Borja · San Isidro · San Miguel · Santiago de Surco · Surquillo |
| Cono Este | Ate · Cieneguilla · Chaclacayo · El Agustino · Lurigancho (Chosica) · San Luis · Santa Anita |
| Cono Norte | Ancón · Carabayllo · Comas · Independencia · Los Olivos · Puente Piedra · San Juan de Lurigancho · San Martin de Porres · Santa Rosa |
| Cono Sur | Chorrillos · Lurín · Pachacamac · Pucusana · Punta Hermosa · Punta Negra · San Bartolo · San Juan de Miraflores · Santa María del Mar · Villa el Salvador · Villa María del Triunfo |
| Callao | Bellavista · Callao District · Carmen de la Legua Reynoso· La Perla · La Punta · Ventanilla District |

