A community erased: Lima airport uproots historic neighborhood

Posted on by Elie Gardner and Oscar Durand

Catalina Guzman Harrimache and her husband Teofilo Huaman Loayza sit on the remnants of a home. The home had its own ground water supply that the town now frequents to wash clothes while sitting amidst the rubble. In the background the main terminal of Jorge Chavez International Airport can be seen. (Photo by Oscar Durand)

Until last month, one of the last historic farming neighborhoods of Lima, Peru stood here. This photo story shows us the complicated results of progress. 

 

Elie Gardner

Elie Gardner is a multimedia journalist and educator with a passion for stories related to social equality. She recently worked as a staff photographer at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Previously, she was the online photo editor at the newspaper. While there she edited several multimedia projects and trained the staff in multimedia storytelling and editing. See more of Oscar's and Elie's work at Inti-Media.com.
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Oscar Durand

Oscar Durand is a visual journalist whose work focuses on social and environmental issues in Latin America. Oscar’s work has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, Catholic News Service, GlobalPost, PRI’s The World, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dallas Morning News, among others. He also contributes to non-governmental organizations working in South America. See more of Oscar's and Elie's work at Inti-Media.com.
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