This essay makes a critical analysis of the management of the Historic Center of Lima (CHL) through the Management of Planning, Management and Recovery of the Historic Center of Lima (PROLIMA) and its impact on urban segregation. It explores how policies focused on heritage conservation and tourism have led to an unequal distribution of attention and resources among the neighborhoods of the CHL, with special emphasis on the case of the Monserrate neighborhood. Despite its historical and cultural richness, Monserrate has been marginalized in terms of municipal investment and attention, resulting in significant deterioration of its infrastructure and high vulnerability to natural disasters. This essay reveals that PROLIMA’s interventions prioritize areas with greater tourism potential, leaving Monserrate and other similar neighborhoods in a state of neglect. This inaction is categorized ...