Bridge of Sighs (Lima) explained

Bridge of Sighs
Native Name:Puente de los Suspiros
Native Name Lang:es
Inaugurated:1876

The Bridge of Sighs (Spanish; Castilian: Puente de los Suspiros) is a wooden pedestrian overpass located between the Hermitage of Barranco and the Paseo Chabuca Granda (also known by its former name of Pasaje Zepita)[1] in Barranco District, in Lima, Peru.[2] [3] It is one of the most visited tourist places in the historic district, and a meeting point for couples in love.[4] [5]

Overview

The bridge, 44 metres long and 3 metres wide, joins Ayacucho street with the Paseo Chabuca Granda (the access to the hermitage of Barranco that runs up until it reaches Pedro de Osma Avenue),[1] while, by joining the ends of the ravine and saving a height of 8.5 metres, the Bajada of the Baños of Barranco passes below (the road that leads to the district's beaches).[6] [7] [8]

Due to the popular tradition that indicated the place as a meeting point for lovers and romances, the bridge became known as the bridge "of sighs".[2] [9]

History

The bridge was inaugurated during the municipal administration (1875–1878)[10] of Mayor Francisco García Monterroso, on February 14, 1876.[6] [9] [10] During the War of the Pacific, it was destroyed by Chilean troops passing through the place after being victorious in the Battle of Chorrillos on January 13, 1881.[5]

In 1960, the Creole music composer Chabuca Granda dedicated the Peruvian waltz "El puente de los suspiros" to the bridge.[6] [11] [12] Years later, the municipality of the district placed a monument to the singer next to the bridge.[13] [14]

In December 2014, after six months of restoration work, the bridge was reopened to the public. The investment for the work was S/. 10 million.[15]

In the early morning of June 3, 2023, the structural integrity of a building built in 1911 located next to the bridge became compromised, causing a partial collapse of a section of a wall that faces the passage which leads to the bridge, leading to the closure of the area, including the bridge.[16] Its reconstruction was soon announced.[17]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Plan Distrital de Seguridad Ciudadana del Distrito de Barranco . Municipalidad de Barranco . 2016 . 11–17 . es .
  2. News: El Puente de los Suspiros en el corazón de Barranco . 2014-10-14 . Peru.com.
  3. News: 20 cosas que hacer en Lima . 2016-08-25 . El País.
  4. News: San Valentín: cinco destinos imperdibles por el día del amor y la amistad . 2020-02-12 . Wapa.pe.
  5. News: Google Maps: buscó lugar de Barranco y encontró a pareja haciendo esto . 2018-02-28 . Peru.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20200727170838/https://peru.com/epic/epic-mobile/google-maps-quiso-conocer-puente-suspiros-y-encontro-pareja-haciendo-esto-noticia-555598-1781047 . 2020-07-27.
  6. Web site: Atractivos Turísticos . Municipalidad de Barranco.
  7. Web site: Puente de los Suspiros – Ermita de Barranco . Museos de Lima . Ministerio de Cultura.
  8. Book: Segreda, Ricardo . V!VA Travel Guides: Peru . Viva Publishing Network . 2009 . 978-0-9791264-3-7 . 112 . Caputo . Lorraine.
  9. News: Cebiche y bohemia . 2010-12-30 . El País.
  10. Book: Plan Distrital de Seguridad Ciudadana del Distrito de Barranco . Municipalidad de Barranco . 2016 . 14 . es .
  11. News: El novio de la muerte: César Calvo (1940 – 2000) . Gutiérrez . Czar . 2020-07-26 . El Comercio.
  12. News: El Puente de los Suspiros y otros motivos limeños . Monjeau . Federico . 2017-12-02 . Clarín.
  13. News: Chabuca Granda: nuestra cantautora universal cumpliría 98 años (¿Quién fue Chabuca Granda y por qué es mundialmente conocida?) . Reyna . Rob . 2018-09-03 . RPP Noticias.
  14. News: Camioneta se despista cerca a Puente de los Suspiros y casi destruye estatua de Chabuca Granda . 2018-04-04 . Trome.
  15. News: Reabren el renovado Puente de los Suspiros en Barranco . 2014-12-20 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816225100/https://elcomercio.pe/sociedad/lima/reabren-renovado-puente-suspiros-barranco-noticia-1779792/ . 2016-08-16.
  16. News: Barranco: casona de 112 años se derrumbó cerca al Puente de los Suspiros . Huayta . Athenas . 2023-06-05 . La República.
  17. News: Reconstruirán antigua casona que colapsó en Barranco . 2023-06-05 . Panamericana Televisión.

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