[ENG] Plaza San Miguel Shopping Center / [ESP] Centro Comercial Plaza San Miguel

     

Hello friends, from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela I bring a fraternal greeting and a strong and warm spiritual hug full of blessings, positive energy and lots of light. After a few days of absence I am here again with this publication, The Plaza San Miguel Shopping Center; located in the district of the same name, Lima, Republic of Peru. In addition, I have come with the enthusiasm and joy that characterizes the members of this wonderful community Architecture+Design.

     

Yesterday, Saturday May 14, my wife, my son and my granddaughter visited the Plaza San Miguel shopping center and from that beautiful place they sent me the photographs that are exposed in this Post. According to what I was able to investigate, the Mall is an icon of the city of Lima for being the oldest in the San Miguel District. It was inaugurated on October 15 of 1976. One of the details that caught my attention is that The ownership of the land, where the Shopping Center is located, belongs to the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

     

It is good to clarify that the district of San Miguel is one of the forty-three districts that make up the province of Lima, in the homonymous department, in Peru. This district limits to the North with the District of Bellavista and the District of Lima; to the East with the districts of Pueblo Libre and Magdalena del Mar; to the South with the Pacific Ocean; and to the West with the District of La Perla. This geographical location places it in one of the privileged sites of the City of Lima; For this and other reasons, the Plaza San Miguel Shopping Center is one of the most visited sites by locals and foreigners, tourists and inhabitants of the region.

     

Plaza San Miguel is located at the intersection of two of Lima's main avenues: La Marina and Universitaria. Due to this strategic location, it receives —in addition to San Miguel— a large number of visits from neighboring districts such as Callao, Bellavista, La Perla, Pueblo Libre, Magdalena. In addition, due to its proximity to the Jorge Chávez International Airport (about 25 minutes by car) it is a shopping center with a lot of foreign tourists.

     

One of the most important historical events that happened in the Plaza San Miguel Shopping Center was the visit of the then Pope John Paul II, today Saint John Paul II, a visit that occurred on a day like today, May 15, but in the year 1988 In the framework of his second visit to Peru, Saint John Paul II gathered thousands of parishioners, who gathered on the esplanade of the Plaza San Miguel Shopping Center to listen to the central Mass directed by the Supreme Pontiff. The Pope's visit occurred during the time of terrorism and the hyperinflation of the Peruvian economy, which is why it was such an important event for many Peruvians at that time. Text / texto

      NOTE: The second visit of Saint John Paul II to the Republic of Peru took place in 1988 (May 14 and 15) on the occasion of the Bolivarian Marian Eucharistic Congress and his visit only lasted 40 hours. The then president Alan García Pérez was in charge of receiving him.

     

The Plaza San Miguel Shopping Center has undergone several expansions throughout its 45 years, currently covering an area of ​​71,000 m² distributed over its 3 levels. In addition, it has a 2,500 m² convention center located on a nearby avenue. . Text / Texto My beloved wife was pleasantly impressed by how spacious, comfortable, safe and clean Plaza San Miguel was, she told me that it is fresh and well lit with spaces open that allow the passage of the breeze and natural light. Thanks for getting here; now I invite you to see some photographs of this modern Peruvian commercial emporium. Greetings and infinite blessings.