(26 Oct 2015) In the south-eastern corner of the Peruvian capital, a three-metre (10 feet) high wall topped with barbed wire separates the impoverished community of Vista Hermosa from the affluent neighbourhood of Casuarinas.
The wall, which extends over 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), has become a symbol of shame for the residents of Vista Hermosa, who see the structure as depressing and divisive.
Work on the wall began in the 1980s due to security and extremism concerns, and the final section was completed just three years ago.
Non-government organisation Oxfam has publicly denounced the existence of the wall and the division it has created between two areas with significant socio-economic differences.
The Casuarinas community owns the land and the wall and says it's there for security and to stop land being built on illegally.
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