Peru's Wall of Shame Has Razor Wire to Separate the Rich from the Poor

People of Peru express their outrage as Peru's Berlin Wall, also known as the "Wall of Shame," was built with razor wires to separate the rich from the poor. The unfortunate Peruvians view it as a big insult.

According to Daily Mail, the division, on the border of the capital, Lima, was created to stop the reported robbery of the needy from the wealthy. It has been reported that the wall was made because certain wealthy individuals were afraid that the poor had the potential to rob them. 

Hence, it has been criticized for sending negative connotations by the locals of the city. In fact, activists are helping residents by raising awareness on the issue, with the help of social media platforms. They are sharing videos and photos online to slam the people behind the installation of the razor wires.

The construction was made to disconnect the towns of San Juan de Miraflores and Surco, completed with cables and hard cement. Furthermore, the Wall of Shame divides the the luxurious side of Las Casuarinas, and the poverty-stricken inhabitants of Vista Hermosa.

 In fact, the barrier, seen in new images shot by a drone, has strengthened the discourse over the fortunate and less-fortunate, and the overall general divide between the two. Unfortunately, Latin America and the Caribbean were recorded to have the highest wage discrepancy compared to other countries. 

"The wooden houses illuminated by candles and the broken roofs are contrasted by multi-million-pound houses within a few kilometers," a local media reported, as cited by Daily Mail. Meanwhile, Yahoo! News added that residents are objecting by scribbling their protests on the surface of the Wall of Shame.

One wrote strong words, like "My country is yours, my country is mine, my country is everybody's." It was supported by three ingenuities -- Muralist Brigade, Open Space and Hunger.

The trio gathered together over the weekend, along with the children and residents, to write graffiti and paint murals on the divider. The said organizations' purpose is to give new life to the hideous obstruction.

In fact, they even posted their work on Facebook, inviting everyone to share their "hands and hearts to paint the wall of shame."

It was noted in the 2014 report by an organization that one percent of the affluent have 41 percent of the nation's wealth, while 99 percent of the necessitous are sharing 59 percent of the country's leftover fortune.

Watch the report of Al Jazeera about the Wall of Shame.