Gamarra (Lima)
Gamarra is a textile center in the La Victoria district of Lima .
Since the 1970s, textile manufacturers and traders have settled around Jirón Prolongación Gamarra Street. The number of factories and workers quickly increased. At present, the market area extends over six blocks and is bordered by Avenidas Aviación, 28 de Julio, Huánuco and Isabel la Católica. The area around Gamarra is expanding; the neighboring streets have also specialized in the textile trade.
It is sold in large galerías that are similar to department stores, with the difference that individual plots are leased to retailers. There are also a large number of hawkers. It manufactures products for the Peruvian textile market as well as export to other Latin American countries, Europe and the United States.
statistics
Around 24,000 textile companies are registered in Gamarra in the commercial register. Of these, 15,500 are pure trading companies. The Instituto Nacional de Estadística Peru registered 51,512 employees. 61.6% of them work in shops and stores. 4.8% in department stores, 27.1% in production. The remaining 6.5% relates to other services, including restaurants and accommodation (as of 2011). Around 60% of all employees are women. More than 80% of employees are between 18 and 40 years old.
Transport links
The Lima Metro, which was completed in 2012, provides a connection to many important parts of Lima and relieves the heavy traffic. The international airport of Lima Aeropuerto Internacional Jorge Chávez is about 10 kilometers west of the textile center Gamarra.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática INEI (PDF; 188 kB)