Villa María del Triunfo District

The district of Villa María del Triunfo is one of the forty-three districts that make up the province of Lima, located in the department of the same name, in Peru. It limits to the north, with the district of La Molina; to the east, with the district of Pachacámac; to the south, with the district of Lurín; to the southwest, with the district of Villa El Salvador; and to the west, with the district of San Juan de Miraflores.

According to their income per household capital, the district is made up of families of medium, low-middle and low socioeconomic level, being also one of the most populated districts in the country.

History

Before the creation of the district, two important human centers had been formed, in part of what is today Villa María del Triunfo: Tableda de Lurín and Villa Poeta José Gálvez Barrenechea.

Subsequently, the concern of a group of people belonging to the Society of Workers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of the Surquillo district arose, who were in a deplorable life situation; Therefore, they did not hesitate to found the El Triunfo de la Restauración Society, aimed at discovering vacant land for the construction of homes.

To this end, its members appointed an Exploration Commission, and divided into two groups that left Surquillo on August 4, 1949, heading south. The first of them, runs through the estates of Higuereta and La Calera; while, the second, does the same through the district of Santiago de Surco to Quebrada Honda (kilometer 20), where they finally settle.

After other attempts, on August 6, 1949, almost all of the families of the Society of Workers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus traveled on the Lima - Lurín Railway to Quebrada Honda, to then proclaim with the raising of flags possession of those lands, founding the Nueva Esperanza Housing Association, included within its jurisdiction kilometers 20 and 23 of the Lima - Atocongo highway.

However, as a consequence of explosive migrations, 70 families with a modest economic situation from Piñonate, Mendocita and Matute invaded the Quebrada Honda area. Thus joining the group of Nueva Esperanza residents who had just settled.

Upon verifying that the area was too small to accommodate everyone, a group of associates decided to take possession of an adjacent ravine, at kilometers 16 and 19 and on the highway to Atocongo, because it was wider and more accessible to the city. from Lima.

The place, owned by shepherds who had used the natural resources of the area since 1919, was occupied by the aforementioned residents, who agreed to change the name of "La Esperanza" by 'El Triunfo', acquiring legal status on October 1, 1956 (page 15, volume 04, Records of Associations of Lima).

On August 8, 1960, a group of residents was evicted from the banks of the Rímac River to build the Santa Rosa Bridge on Tacna Avenue. Through María Delgado de Odría, they were relocated to the old army firing range at the foot of Cerro Vigía and the surrounding hills, joined by families from the Surquillo neighborhood.

As a sign of gratitude, the founders subsequently chose to add the name of the wife of the President of the Republic, Manuel A. Odría, María Delgado de Odría, for supporting the creation of the district. By law 13796, on December 28, 1961, the district of Villa María del Triunfo was created, which was segregated from the districts of Santiago de Surco and Lurín.

In its beginnings it only bordered the districts of Chorrillos, Santiago de Surco, La Molina, Pachacámac and Lurín. He even had access to the sea through Conchán and Venice beaches; However, it lost it after the founding of the Villa El Salvador district.

Today, Villa María del Triunfo is made up of 6 defined zones: José Carlos Mariátegui, Cercado, Inca Pachacutec, Nueva Esperanza, Tablada de Lurín and José Gálvez Barrenechea, and a seventh in the process of consolidation Nuevo Milenio.

Authorities

Municipal

• 2023 - 2026
  • Mayor: Eloy Chávez Hernández, of Alliance for Progress.
  • Regivers:
  1. Mayra Fiorella Avendaño Ramos
  2. Oscar Angelo Zúñiga Bello
  3. Rita Gladys Rojas Pumacayo
  4. Yeni Velásquez Pérez
  5. Alonso Demetrio Llacchua Velázquez
  6. Mayra Alejandra Joya Sumary
  7. Ronal Ramírez Maluquis
  8. Cresencio Gonzales Ccapcha
  9. Lucina Cubas Mondragon
  10. Lennin Iván Sánchez Ortiz
  11. Jorge Antonio Paredes Cuenca
  12. Cendi Yñigo Peralta
  13. Miller Jesus Carhuamaca Monyoy

Festivities

• Every second Sunday of June is celebrated the feast of the patron of Villa María San Antonio de Padua.
• Every 30th of August is celebrated the feast of Santa Rosa de Lima and at the same time the Day of the Guardia Civil, of the first area of Policial House.
• Every December 28th is celebrating its anniversary.
• Each third week of January is celebrated on the day of the José Gálvez Barrenechea area in the Bandera Park of the same place, whereabouts 4.
• Every 26 November, the anniversary of the establishment of the area of Nueva Esperanza is celebrated in the area ' s arms plaza, 4 1/2.

Tourist attractions

In the territory of Villa María stood one of the largest systems of hills in Lima, which according to Master Daniel López Mazzotti extended from Pamplona to Pachacamac (Lomas de Lúcumo) known in the past as "Las Lomas of Atocongo". Today this system has been reduced and is enclosed in what is now known as "Lomas de Villa María" or 'Lomas de Paraíso', with repeated attempts to turn it into a conservation area in order to transform it into a refuge for wild flora and fauna (viscachas, owls, foxes, eagles, etc.).

Among other tourist attractions in this district, the Villa María del Triunfo Zonal Park called “Flor de Amancaes” stands out, which is located between 27 de Diciembre streets and Los Incas avenue. This zonal park has important areas such as a library, a viewpoint, areas for bicycle rides, camping areas, sports centers, an amphitheater, among other resources designed for leisure and tourism.

In the Tablada de Lurín area, there is the archaeological center of Tablada de Lurín, the only intact prehistoric cemetery in Peru; where research and studies are carried out to date.

In the Virgen de Lourdes area is the Cemetery of the same name "Virgen de Lourdes Cemetery", it is the largest cemetery in Peru and Latin America, located at the height of whereabouts 11 of the Av. November 26, at the top of its hills they have beautiful hills which turn green in winter, as a neighbor they have the UNACEM Company (Cementos Lima - Unión Nacional de Cementos) located in the historic Atocongo Camp.

In the Nueva Esperanza area in 2016, the first Villa María del Triunfo shopping center was inaugurated under the hands of Real Plaza, it has Plaza Vea supermarkets, a Promart home improvement store and an Oechsle department store, Currently there is also Cineplanet, KFC, Telepizza and others.

Transportation

In transportation the most used are:

• Bus
• Taxi
• Metro
• Combi
• Mototaxi

Line 1 of the Lima Metro

Line 1 also passes through this district, with the following stations:

• Estación María Auxiliadora: Located in the 13th block of Avenue Los Heroes, near the Maria Auxiliadora hospital.

• Villa María Station: Located at the junction of the avenues Pachacútec and El Sol.

• Pumacahua Station: Located at the junction of La Unión Avenue with the streets Pedro Ruiz Gallo and E. Aguirre.

Education

Villa María del Triunfo has many Educational Institutions, the main ones being:

Police

Villa María del Triunfo has several police stations and units of the National Police of Peru, the main ones being:

• Commissioner Villa María del Triomphe.
• New Hope Commissioner.
• Lurin's Tablet Station.
• Commissioner José Gálvez.