La Victoria and El Agustino are considered the most popular districts in Lima, that's why a photograph of how some of their most recognized areas looked over 50 years ago went viral on social media. The snapshot has amazed thousands.
As seen in the image shared by the Facebook page "Did you know this about Lima?", the district can be seen more than half a century ago with green areas, few houses, and, above all, without vehicular congestion. Something almost impossible nowadays.
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"La Victoria / El Agustino District", reads the description of the viral post with over 750 'likes' and hundreds of comments in just a few hours.
Similarly, the publication mentions different places such as La Parada, Cerro San Cosme, Marcado Minorista, Cerro El Pino, and Parque de Cánepa, which currently look completely different.
"My father who lived in Cerro El Pino 48 years ago confirms it, he says it was pure forest and farms", "If only they would do a thorough cleaning and return to be more or less like in the photo", "It would have stayed like this", "Nobody respects the environment", "My unforgettable neighborhood", are some of the comments on the popular social network.