The main reason for the separation was the abandonment of these residential developments by the Municipality of San Martín de Porres.

Most of the heads of households in the district are immigrants, coming predominantly from the north of the country, where those from the regions of Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad, Piura and Lambayeque stand out, with those from the first department being more numerous.

On 22 August 2020 thirteen people were killed in a while trying to flee an illegal nightclub party in Peru raided by police on Saturday night, officials said.

There were approximately 120 people at the Thomas Restobar nightclub in Los Olivos, just north of Lima, when police arrived to the scene.

Partygoers, upon police arrival, rushed to escape through a single door, according to a statement from the Peru Interior Ministry.