The remains of a 4.5-kilometer wall, separating luxurious estates from a neighboring community living in poverty, are pictured as it is being torn down, in Lima, Peru August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda
LIMA (Reuters) - A 4.5-kilometer "wall of shame" separating luxurious estates in Peru's capital Lima from neighboring communities living in poverty is being torn down after some four decades, though divisions remain strong.
The wall, which has sections up to three meters high and secured with barbed wire, separates people living in precarious housing on dirt roads with no basic services from residents of an asphalt-paved gated neighborhood of well-to-do homes, some luxurious mansions even equipped with swimming pools.
