Mesa Redonda, Lima

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Mesa Redonda
Aerial view in 2020
Map
LocationBarrios Altos
Opening date1980s
No. of stores and services40,000+

Mesa Redonda is a

Abancay and Nicolás de Piérola avenues.[1] Known for its informality, its the site of a number of fires, notably that of 2001
.

History

The area is mainly related to the wholesale pyrotechnics industry and festive events,[2] including the businesses near the street of the same name and its surroundings Cuzco, Andahuaylas and Puno,[3] in part of the pre-Hispanic canal of Huatica, considered Cultural Heritage of the Nation.[4] It occupies an area of around 90 thousand m2 and is home to around nine thousand merchants, fifteen thousand in 2012,[5] who are found in hundreds of stores among the 163 galleries or small shopping centres.[6][7]

Initially, as reported by El Comercio in the 1950s, Mesa Redonda was an area for street food sales.[8] The place was modernised in the 1980s with the urban expansion of Lima,[7] and during the mandate of Mayor Alberto Andrade it housed several merchants.[4] Since 1994 the original gallery has been owned by Ricardo Wong and operated jointly by the Chamber of Entrepreneurs and Merchants of Mesa Redonda.[1]

Next to the

US$20 million.[12]

Incidents

The place is infamous for being a repeat offender of fires in the city, a product of the invasion of informal commerce, including the formation of clandestine warehouses and their expansion in the narrow street that hinders their evacuation.[3][6][13][14] Between 1991 and 2010, eight fires of considerable magnitude were recorded, including the one that occurred in 2001 with more than 270 deaths in total.[15] Meanwhile, between 2014 and 2016, the majority of city fire reports were made in this area.[16] In 2021, a small fire was recorded again.

In 2003 it had 11 hydrants in case of a possible fire threat within its so-called "critical zone."[17]

In 2023, the commercial area was declared a rigid zone by the

Christmas shopping was carried out.[19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Cámara de Empresarios y Comerciantes de Mesa Redonda (Comunicado)". La República. 2019-09-16.
  2. ^ "Mesa Redonda: globos y peluches son los favoritos del público por el Día de la Madre". Ojo. 2017-04-23.
  3. ^ a b "Mesa Redonda y un caos de nunca acabar: aglomeración persiste pese a anuncios de Jorge Muñoz". El Comercio. 2020-12-15.
  4. ^
    OCLC 760391142
    .
  5. ^ "Mesa Redonda tiene 15.000 comerciantes cuando solo debería haber 9.000". El Comercio. 2012-03-19.
  6. ^
    RPP Noticias
    . 2014-12-05.
  7. ^
    Perú 21
    . 2014-12-05.
  8. ^ Batalla, Carlos (2023-12-29). "Mesa Redonda: el caso de un mercado que hace 70 años ya era insalubre, hacinado y peligroso". El Comercio.
  9. ^ "Mesa Redonda: recomendaciones para transitar por el Centro de Lima en Navidad". América Noticias. 2015-12-24.
  10. ^ "Mesa Redonda: cuando las galerías se burlan del aforo". El Comercio. 2017-12-20.
  11. ^ "Campaña escolar: ¿dónde compran los peruanos los útiles?". El Comercio. 2014-03-05.
  12. RPP Noticias
    . 2019-10-08.
  13. Perú 21
    . 2013-11-18.
  14. ^ "Ministro del Interior: almacenes ilegales deben clausurarse de manera definitiva". Andina. 2021-12-31.
  15. ^ "Zona de Mesa Redonda ha sido escenario de varios incendios en los últimos años". Bomberos del Perú. 2012-02-18.
  16. ^ "Mesa Redonda: la zona más vulnerable a incendios en Lima". El Comercio. 2017-06-12.
  17. ^ "Bombas de Tiempo". Caretas. 2002-12-19. Archived from the original on 2004-07-08.
  18. RPP Noticias
    . 2023-05-14.
  19. ^ Arce, Jordan (2023-11-20). "Mesa Redonda es 'tierra de nadie' por mafias, cobro de cupos y ambulantes a poco para la Navidad". Infobae.

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