Overview
- Agents from the Culture Ministry and Chorrillos municipal security removed the group from the archaeological enclosure, yet the makeshift shelters and debris were left inside.
- Residents say the green paint on two adobe walls may have caused irreversible damage, and officials have pledged to remove it and carry out conservation without giving a schedule.
- The group got in by breaching the metal fence, then used the huaca’s walls to support shacks made of wood, blankets, and plywood.
- An earlier inspection with police dismantled some structures but did not evict the people living there for months, and complaints aired through RPP’s Rotafono later spurred the full removal.
- Chorrillos Mayor Richard Cortez said the site is under Culture Ministry control and asked for authority to intervene, as the huaca—dating to around 1400 and tied to the Ichma and later the Inca—needs stronger, ongoing protection.