Bridge of Sighs (Lima)

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Bridge of Sighs

Puente de los Suspiros
Puente de los Suspiros, Barranco.jpg
The bridge in 2016
Coordinates 12°08′57″S77°01′21″W / 12.14914°S 77.022624°W / -12.14914; -77.022624
History
Inaugurated1876
Location
Bridge of Sighs (Lima)

The Bridge of Sighs (Spanish : Puente de los Suspiros) is a wooden pedestrian overpass located between the Hermitage of Barranco and the Paseo Chabuca Granda (also known by its former name of Pasaje Zepita) [1] in Barranco District, in Lima, Peru. [2] [3] It is one of the most visited tourist places in the historic district, and a meeting point for couples in love. [4] [5]

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Overview

The bridge, 44 metres long and 3 metres wide, joins Ayacucho Street with the Paseo Chabuca Granda (the access to the hermitage of Barranco that runs up until it reaches Pedro de Osma Avenue), [1] while, by joining the ends of the ravine and saving a height of 8.5 metres, the Bajada of the Baños of Barranco passes below (the road that leads to the district's beaches). [6] [7] [8]

Due to the popular tradition that indicated the place as a meeting point for lovers and romances, the bridge became known as the bridge "of sighs". [2] [9]

History

The bridge was inaugurated during the municipal administration (1875–1878) [10] of Mayor Francisco García Monterroso, on February 14, 1876. [6] [9] [10] During the War of the Pacific, it was destroyed by Chilean troops passing through the place after being victorious in the Battle of Chorrillos on January 13, 1881. [5]

In 1960, the Creole music composer Chabuca Granda dedicated the Peruvian waltz "El puente de los suspiros" to the bridge. [6] [11] [12] Years later, the municipality of the district placed a monument to the singer next to the bridge. [13] [14]

In December 2014, after six months of restoration work, the bridge was reopened to the public. The investment for the job was S/. 10 million. [15]

In the early morning of June 3, 2023, the structural integrity of a building built in 1911 located next to the bridge became compromised, causing a partial collapse of a section of a wall that faces the passage that leads to the bridge, leading to the closure of the area, including the bridge. [16] Its reconstruction was soon announced. [17]

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References

  1. 1 2 Plan Distrital de Seguridad Ciudadana del Distrito de Barranco (PDF) (in Spanish). Municipalidad de Barranco. 2016. pp. 11–17.
  2. 1 2 "El Puente de los Suspiros en el corazón de Barranco". Peru.com. 14 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "20 cosas que hacer en Lima". El País . 25 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "San Valentín: cinco destinos imperdibles por el día del amor y la amistad". Wapa.pe. 12 February 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Google Maps: buscó lugar de Barranco y encontró a pareja haciendo esto". Peru.com. 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "Atractivos Turísticos". Municipalidad de Barranco.
  7. ↑ "Puente de los Suspiros – Ermita de Barranco". Museos de Lima. Ministerio de Cultura.
  8. ↑ Segreda, Ricardo; Caputo, Lorraine (2009). V!VA Travel Guides: Peru. Viva Publishing Network. p. 112. ISBN   978-0-9791264-3-7.
  9. 1 2 "Cebiche y bohemia". El País . 30 December 2010.
  10. 1 2 Plan Distrital de Seguridad Ciudadana del Distrito de Barranco (PDF) (in Spanish). Municipalidad de Barranco. 2016. p. 14.
  11. ↑ Gutiérrez, Czar (26 July 2020). "El novio de la muerte: César Calvo (1940 – 2000)". El Comercio .
  12. ↑ Monjeau, Federico (2 December 2017). "El Puente de los Suspiros y otros motivos limeños". Clarín .
  13. ↑ Reyna, Rob (3 September 2018). "Chabuca Granda: nuestra cantautora universal cumpliría 98 años (¿Quién fue Chabuca Granda y por qué es mundialmente conocida?)". RPP Noticias .
  14. ↑ "Camioneta se despista cerca a Puente de los Suspiros y casi destruye estatua de Chabuca Granda". Trome. 4 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "Reabren el renovado Puente de los Suspiros en Barranco". El Comercio . 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
  16. ↑ Huayta, Athenas (5 June 2023). "Barranco: casona de 112 años se derrumbó cerca al Puente de los Suspiros". La República .
  17. ↑ "Reconstruirán antigua casona que colapsó en Barranco". Panamericana Televisión . 5 June 2023.
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