Peru’s ten-foot high Wall Of Shame topped with razor wire which divides the rich and poor to stop the less well-off stealing from the wealthy
- Images show wall built on the edge of Peru's capital, dividing neighbourhoods of San Juan de Miraflores and Surco
- Cement and wire divide, also dubbed 'Peru's Berlin Wall', has been condemned as a disgrace by some campaigners
- Initially put up over fears inhabitants from poor neighbourhood would steal from wealthier residents living nearby.
These pictures show Peru's ten-foot high Wall of Shame topped with razor wire which divides the rich and poor to stop the less well-off stealing from the wealthy. The divide, on the outskirts of the capital Lima, has been condemned as a disgrace by some residents with campaigners posting videos and pictures of it online in a bid to shame those behind the idea.
The structure, also nicknamed 'Peru's Berlin Wall' is made out of wire and cement and splits the neighbourhoods of San Juan de Miraflores and Surco.
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Divide: Pictures show Peru's ten-foot high Wall of Shame topped with razor wire which divides the rich and poor to stop the less well-off stealing from the wealthy
The structure, also nicknamed 'Peru's Berlin Wall' is made out of wire and cement and splits the neighbourhoods of San Juan de Miraflores and Surco
Blocked off: The divide, on the outskirts of the capital Lima, has been condemned as a disgrace by some residents with campaigners posting videos and pictures of it online in a bid to shame those behind the idea
The line divides the urbanisation of Las Casuarinas, where some of the country's richest inhabitants live, and the poor suburb of Vista Hermosa next door.
It was initially put up over fears that the inhabitants from the poor neighbourhood would steal from wealthy fellow citizens living nearby.
