Today, July 16, Peru marks 32 years of the
in Lima's Miraflores district.
The deadly act of violence claimed 25 lives and left 155 people wounded.
The car bomb loaded with dynamite and ANFO (ammonium nitrate–fuel oil) blew up, destroying houses, apartments, commercial establishments, and cars located in the heart of the middle-upper class district.
The National Truth and Reconciliation Commission reported that five of the bodies (three women and two men) could not be recognized, while five others were missing.
The deceased were aged between 2 and 78 years. The bulk of the victims were citizens between the ages of 21 and 45.
One of the victims was 12-year-old Vanesa Quiroga Carvajal, who was with her mother —a street vendor on Tarata Street— that tragic night.
Vanesa lost her leg because of the explosion and became the symbol of the march for peace that was later led by late Mayor Alberto Andrade Carmona.
The car bomb explosion was felt within a 400-meter radius and caused material damage to homes, commercial establishments, and banks, which was estimated at US$3 million. It affected 360 families.
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