Overview
- The Municipalidad Provincial del Callao opened free registration for a “Class of Salsa” set for July 4 that aims to gather more than 1,830 people to perform a single, synchronized choreography under Guinness World Records rules.
- Organizers say the attempt requires every participant to execute the same dance steps at the same time and that volunteers of all ages may join without professional experience; local salsa artists helped launch the campaign.
- Translima has stopped operating its routes between San Martín de Porres and Jesús María for four days, citing sustained extortion by several criminal groups that it says has drained company resources and made daily operations impossible.
- Drivers and staff told reporters they have faced demands since June 2025, including earlier one-off sums of 3,000 then 1,000 soles and a recent claim that one group now demands about 60 soles per day, and they are asking for police protection after two drivers were killed.
- The two stories highlight a contrast in Lima’s urban life: municipal efforts to promote culture and tourism through high-profile events and continuing public-safety gaps that threaten daily transport services and workers’ lives, with authorities’ response likely to shape both outcomes.