The area is mainly related to the wholesale pyrotechnics industry and festive events,[2] including the businesses near the street of the same name and its surroundings Cuzco, Andahuaylas and Puno,[3] in part of the pre-Hispanic canal of Huatica, considered Cultural Heritage of the Nation.

[8] The place was modernised in the 1980s with the urban expansion of Lima,[7] and during the mandate of Mayor Alberto Andrade it housed several merchants.

[4] Since 1994 the original gallery has been owned by Ricardo Wong and operated jointly by the Chamber of Entrepreneurs and Merchants of Mesa Redonda.

[12] The place is infamous for being a repeat offender of fires in the city, a product of the invasion of informal commerce, including the formation of clandestine warehouses and their expansion in the narrow street that hinders their evacuation.

"[17] In 2023, the commercial area was declared a rigid zone by the Municipality of Lima to prevent street sales and parking.