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Costa Verde’s history is riddled with questions and conflicts. A report by El Comercio The poor condition of the coastal circuit – including the cliffs, expressway and boardwalk – was revealed months ago. Last weekend, part of the sidewalk collapsed on Los Delfines beach in the Miraflores district, making clear the fragility of this mega-project that has drawn criticism and anticipation for more than half a century.
Off the coast of Los Delfines, the sea has suddenly landed — or recovered. Where there used to be a beach suitable for bathing, today there is a wilderness. Next to the cycle path that runs parallel to the coast, the sea has eroded the base of the path until it collapses. Destruction An irrigation water pipe was damaged and ended up breaking. Days passed and nothing was done.
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“I was walking along the Costa Verde near the Memorial Museum and the boardwalk is in pretty bad shape. One part has fallen and is in a dangerous condition. No safety nets. There is no danger sign. I ride that boardwalk three times a week, and it wasn’t two days ago, so it was recent. Everything you see on the boardwalk has been falling for days. It has collapsed“, a cyclist from the area told RPP Noticias.
What is certain is that the decline in this point is nothing more than the result of something that has been observed and reported over the years. truly, Trade He visited the area a few days before the collapse to check if erosion had already affected part of the boundary and pipes. Indeed, a statement Disaster Risk Management from Metropolitan Municipality of Lima (MML) It found months ago that Los Delfines and other beaches in the district had serious structural problems.
Risk of collapse soon
On October 6, the municipality of Miraflores received a letter from MML with a clear warning: “According to the study carried out on the structure of the commercial complex located in Playa Tres Picos, Playa La Estrella and Playa Los Delfines in the district under its jurisdiction, defects were identified that compromise the structural stability, which is why it provides a level of risk. High”.
refers to is similar Technical report no. 0195-2023 from Disaster Risk Management Department (DRM) of MML.. Although it was officially announced on September 28, the metropolitan agency inspected eight beaches in S districts.A Miguel (1), Magdalena del Mar (1), Miraflores (3), Barranco (2) and Chorillos (1)., between August 25 and 29. This was done at the request of Costa Verde Planning Commission‘Improvement of the Costa Verde Malecón’ as part of a public investment plan.
One of the rated spas is Los Delphines. The report points out that it is clear “Defines a shoreline approximately 50 meters long. […] It is in poor condition and is in danger of collapsing soon”. However, it is not the only one found in the district.
For example, the wall that defines the coastal edge of La Estrella beach is presented “Multiple cracks and fissures affecting stability”. Of the three peaks, “There is an undercut on the black stone pavement“”The length of the path is evident [que] Provides subsidence and scoring“y”The masonry structure is exposed and in imminent danger of collapse”.
“The situation of the beaches in Miraflores,” the report concluded.They present a very high level of risk as they do not comply with the standards established in the National Building Regulations and the Disaster Risk Management Act.”. The results are not isolated, as they are shared with the assessments of the studied areas of the other four coastal districts: Very high risk level.
Thus, the DRM administration of MML informed the Metropolitan Municipal Administration.To evaluate the implementation of corrective maintenance works by supporting the municipal organization to strategic plans (Emape).”. Trade He contacted the company to seek their protection, but there was no response at the time of going to press.
Unanswered communications
The Municipality of Miraflores has sent at least eight letters to the Metropolitan Municipality, which must be evaluated by Emape.Not only land loss, but also damage to metropolitan infrastructure, such as: breaking or falling of retaining walls creating holes in the pedestrian zone, falling of installed lighting fixtures and/or furniture, eroded piles of elevated concrete pavement and undermining of the foundation wall of the nearby highway in La Pampila, from the existing short and long breakwaters. such as corrosion and loss of material.”
This was stated in the official letter 625-2023 dated November 27 of this year sent to Mayor Rafael Lopez Aliaga. This letter also reveals that the municipal corporation has not responded to any request. Likewise, the damages identified by the GRD administration “Aggressive coastal erosion over the past 14 years coincided with 2009, when the Directorate of Captains of the Peruvian Navy (MGB) authorized the dredging and fencing of 4 hectares of Barranco Sea for a private company. Lima Marina Club’”. Trade Despite complaining to the Navy in this regard, they did not respond when pressed..
The first letter sent to MML regarding erosion detected on the Tres Picos beach dates back to January 2023, to the Public Works Deputy Administration “Measures to be taken to prevent and avoid collapse of beach front and pedestrian mall”. In February, the Urban Development Administration was alerted to damage to pilings supporting the pedestrian walkway at La Pamplona Beach. Dolphins were mentioned in a letter submitted in July, to the same administration as “Emergency intervention” due to the collapse of the natural landscape around the coast as a result of waves. Thus, five similar reports were presented.
Corrosion effect
Trade Spoke with architect Jose Oviedo, urban development manager of the municipality of Miraflores. The expert warned that they have lost in the last 15 years.Thirty meters wide, from the high tide line”. “We have shown that we have overestimated the cadastres and lost eleven hectares. [equivalente a 110.000 metros cuadrados]“, the officer noted.
Erosion affected the beaches of Los Delfines (1.6 ha), Tres Picos (1.5 ha), La Pompila I and II (0.76 and 1.05 ha, respectively), Miraflores (0.37 ha), and Redondo I and II (1.45 and 0.92 ha). Macaha (0.28 ha) and La Estrella (0.36 ha). Originally included 2.5 ha of infilled area. This was determined by the sub-administration of cadastre of the district municipality in an orthophotographic overlay prepared in October this year.
“The entire boardwalk is about to collapse, sadly.”, concluded the architect. “Not only that section will fall, but the whole will fall. They’re going to fall like cards“, he pointed out. The municipal manager warned that the areas of soil erosion have been identified.A meter from the track, the sea breaks the land at the base of the track”. In a critical situation, the municipality of Miraflores has requested that the federal government declare a state of emergency on the beaches of Delfines, Tres Picos and La Pampilla, in order to speed up the necessary repairs and works and to access the necessary credit.
The architect denied that the damage seen at Los Delphines was caused by a water pipe exposed at the site. He explained that it was not a pipe, but an outlet for irrigation water by gravity. “Always has beenThe spokesman said, stressing not to minimize what was happening. He warned that the damage to Costa Verde would have an effect at the metropolitan level.
