La Victoria is a district of the
LimaLima is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, on a coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It forms a contiguous urban area with the seaport of Callao...
Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprises the city of Lima. One of the most populous in Lima.
La Victoria borders
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on the northwest, the district of
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on the west,
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on the southwest,
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on the south,
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on the east, and
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on the northeast.
La Victoria has several sections:
- La Victoria proper extends from Avenida Grau in the north to Avenida Mexico in the south and from Paseo de la República Expressway in the west to Avenida San Pablo in the east.
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La Victoria is a district of the
LimaLima is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, on a coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It forms a contiguous urban area with the seaport of Callao...
Province in Peru and one of the districts that comprises the city of Lima. One of the most populous in Lima.
La Victoria borders
downtown LimaLima is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is where the inner city zone of Lima, the country's capital city, is located....
on the northwest, the district of
LinceLince is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of the city of Lima.Officially established as a district on May 29, 1936, the current mayor of Lince is Fortunato Príncipe. The district's postal code is 14.-Geography:...
on the west,
San IsidroSan Isidro is a district of the Lima Province in Peru, and one of the upscale districts that comprise the city of Lima.Officially established on April 24, 1930, San Isidro has become a major financial quarter in recent years, as many banks and businesses left downtown Lima to set up their...
on the southwest,
San BorjaSan Borja is a district in the Lima Province in Peru and one of the districts comprised by the city of Lima.Originally part of the district of Surquillo, it became officially established as a separate district on June 1, 1983...
on the south,
San LuisSan Luis is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.Officially established as a district on May 30, 1968, the current mayor of San Luis is Fernando Javier Durand Mejía. The district's postal code is 30....
on the east, and
El AgustinoEl Agustino is a district of the Lima Province in Peru. It is part of city of Lima.Officially established as a district on January 6, 1965, the current mayor of El Agustino is Víctor Modesto Salcedo Ríos. The district's postal code is 10....
on the northeast.
La Victoria has several sections:
- La Victoria proper extends from Avenida Grau in the north to Avenida Mexico in the south and from Paseo de la República Expressway in the west to Avenida San Pablo in the east. It is the most populous sector and it is filled with mom-and-pop stores, although Avenida Iquitos has a thriving auto parts sector. Gamarra Street is known in the entire city as a steady, if poor, clothier's row.
- Balconcillo, immediately south of Avenida Mexico running toward Avenida Canadá, is slightly more residential, although it has some industrial offices, such as the local Ajinomoto
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licensee offices.
- Santa Catalina, running south from Avenida Canadá toward Avenida Javier Prado (marking the boundaries with San Isidro and San Borja districts) is the most residential and affluent section of all the district.
- The areas around Cerro (Mount) San Cosme and Cerro El Pino, two completely built-over hill
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s in the northeastern section of the district, are sometimes counted as part of La Victoria proper, but they follow street layouts of their own. This sector is known as La Parada, from the nickname of well-known wholesaleWholesaling, jobbing, or distributing the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services....
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market there, as well as several informal company bus terminals located there.
La Victoria is home of one of Peru's most popular soccer teams:
Alianza LimaAlianza Lima is a football club based in La Victoria District of Lima, Peru. The team plays in the Primera División Peruana and are one of the most successful and popular clubs in Peruvian football, having won twenty two first division titles and generally topping the popularity charts of national...
. The Alejandro Villanueva Stadium, homefield for Alianza Lima, is located near the Matute housing project in the southern part of La Victoria proper. La Victoria is full of history, located in the heart of Lima.
La Victoria is, however, one of the most dangerous places in Peru, plagued by crime. The safest time to go there is when the team Alianza Lima plays against a minor team from outside of Lima, and even then, it's strongly advised by all tourist bureaus to stay well clear of the neighbourhood.The only safe way to go there is if you live there or if you walk with someone who lives there.
The neighbourhoods Mendozita, Tacora, La Parada and Cerro San Cosme and Cerro El Pino especially are very dangerous; even the police refuse to enter these neighbourhoods.
Gang violence, prostitution, drug trafficking and gunfights are very common in La Victoria.
External links
Official district's web site