“El Paraíso” envenenado de Lima: vecinos en pie de lucha en el lugar más contaminado de la capital

The residents of the "El Paraíso" residential area in Huachipa are literally living in hell because of dozens of brick factories that emit dust and tiny particles into the air, making the area the most polluted in all of Lima. They claim to have tried every means possible to find a solution through municipal officials and ministries; however, so far, no authority has proposed to inspect these polluting factories. According to Walter Fajardo, director of Environmental Assessment at OEFA, there are at least 28 brick factories, both formal and informal, operating in the "El Paraíso" area of ​​Huachipa, which are allegedly responsible for this environmental threat. Illegal Brickworks On the night of May 2, the municipality of Lurigancho-Chosica planned to shut down an illegal brickworks that was emitting large amounts of black smoke. However, upon seeing the authorities, they shut down their factories and refused to open their doors.