Villa El Salvador: Peruvian Microcosm Founded in 1971 ... an invasion, "pueblo joven" Highland people escaping terrorists, government violence, narco-trafficking High percentage of children Lack of official government services (water, electricity, trash collection, sewage) Poverty: "shantytown"? Self-organized more than most other communities in Lima Divided into quarters Groups similar to extended family systems in the highlands Community-based organizing, more than just filling in the gaps Being destroyed by terrorist violence (Sendero Luminoso, Maria Elena Moyano)