Las Casuarinas is a neighbourhood in

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, Peru. A

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, it occupies the lower levels of San Francisco hill, being inhabited by

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families and thus considered an exclusive area of the city.

History

The neighbourhood was established in 1955 by married couple Dan Carter and Gisela Zapaff Dammert, who created the ''Compañía Urbanizadora Las Casuarinas de Monterrico S.A.'', named after the trees of the same name located in the area. Las Casuarinas has its own

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facilities and team. During the 1980s, the neighbourhood became known for its "

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", a barrier that separated the district's side of the hill with the opposite site, where

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began to be built. After four decades, parts of the wall were demolished.

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