This essay gives an account of the significant changes that Lima capital has undergone since its foundation and with greater importance since the second half of the 20th century. The impact caused by migrations from the interior of the country to the capital is reflected not only demographically but also in the ethnic aspect. The process of adaptation of both parties, both residents of Lima and migrants have become new cultural elements such as family styles, life, speech, etc

This article reviews the tragic trajectory of Morococha mining site, through a historical exploration of the formation process of the mining complex. Likewise, it describes the living conditions of its population that remained trapped between an old Morococha city in ruins and the new Morococha, turned into a ghost town. It is, therefore, as the chronicle of a death foretold, that is reproduced over and over again in various contexts of the national space, such as the destiny or the fate of every mining center. This situation is reflected in the current days, due to people who manage economic policies, and assume that the prosperity of one country lies in the efficient exploitation of its comparative advantages, based on the exploitation of its minerals.

El presente ensayo da cuenta de los cambios significativos que ha sufrido Lima capital desde su fundación, y con mayor importancia desde la segunda mitad del siglo XX. El impacto que han ocasionado las migraciones del interior del país hacia la capital se refleja no solo demográficamente sino también en el aspecto étnico. El proceso de adaptación de ambas partes, tanto de los residentes limeños como de los migrantes ha devenido en nuevos elementos culturales como los estilos de familia, de vida, de habla, etc.

This article reviews the tragic trajectory of Morococha mining site, through a historical exploration of the formation process of the mining complex. Likewise, it describes the living conditions of its population that remained trapped between an old Morococha city in ruins and the new Morococha, turned into a ghost town. It is, therefore, as the chronicle of a death foretold, that is reproduced over and over again in various contexts of the national space, such as the destiny or the fate of every mining center. This situation is reflected in the current days, due to people who manage economic policies, and assume that the prosperity of one country lies in the efficient exploitation of its comparative advantages, based on the exploitation of its minerals.

Archivo de Memoria Oral - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos.-- Entrevista a Heraclio Bonilla Mayta (antropólogo e historiador) - Año de ingreso: 1959.-- Conducción, filmación y edición de la entrevista: Michael A. Tapia.-- Coordinación del proyecto: Federico Helfgott Seier.-- Dirección del proyecto: Marcel Velázquez Castro