Calle Tarata Explained

Calle Tarata
Country:PER
Location:Miraflores District, Lima
Type:Pedestrian street
Known For:1992 attack

Tarata Street (Spanish; Castilian: Calle Tarata), known also as the Solidarity Promenade (Spanish; Castilian: Paseo de la Solidaridad),[1] [2] is a pedestrian street in Miraflores, Lima, Peru. It runs from west to east for 2 blocks, and is located next to José Larco Avenue.

History

On July 16, 1992, the street was the location of a terrorist attack carried out by terrorist group Sendero Luminoso.[3] The attack originally targeted the bank in the street's intersection with Larco Avenue, but ended up taking place in the middle of the street, where a memorial is now located. At the time of the attack, the street was open to transit, but was later changed to a pedestrian-only street.[4]

The street is the location of residential buildings El Condado, San Pedro, Tarata, Residencial Central and San Carlos. As a result of the 1992 attack, said buildings were damaged to varying degrees. The street also intersects with the Berlín passage and Schell street.[4] The street is located one block away from the Municipality of Miraflores and its adjacent park.

Notes and References

  1. Between the liberators and deactivators: Place, power and protest in Lima's memoryscape . European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies . Willis . Daniel . 113 . 181–199 . 2022. 10.32992/erlacs.10894 . 48697227 . free .
  2. Web site: Calle Tarata luce hermosa y renovada con obras de la Municipalidad de Miraflores . 2022-08-05 . Municipalidad de Miraflores.
  3. News: Tarata: Hoy se cumple 23 años del atentado terrorista . 2015-07-16 . RPP Noticias.
  4. News: Tarata: testimonios del mayor atentado terrorista perpetrado en Lima 30 años después . Ardiles . Abby . 2022-07-16 . El Comercio.