- Date of settlement: 1932.
- Population: more than 40 thousand people.
- Location: Retiro, Buenos Aires
Vizhzhia-31 is the district of Buenos Aires , which is difficult to find on maps. There is no mention of him on the official website of the Argentine capital, nor in modern interactive navigators. But this area is almost in the center of the city, and it has more than 40 thousand people!
The secret is that Vizhzhia-31 (Villa-31) is a slum, the most criminal district of the capital. Even the inhabitants of Buenos Aires (not counting those who live in Vizhzhye) do not appear there. Here live Argentines, as well as illegal immigrants from Peru, Paraguay, Bolivia .
Vizhzhia-31 has another name - Barrio Carlos Mugica. So it was named in honor of the priest Carlos Mugik, who led here pastoral and educational work, acting as an active supporter of the urbanization of the area. He was killed by an extremist in 1974.
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Peculiarities of the Vyzhye region-31
Despite the fact that the settlements do not officially exist, its infrastructure is quite developed. There is a church, a school (open in 2010), several restaurants, children's and sports grounds, a football field, shops, hairdressers and laundries. Power transmission lines have been built in the district, and many residents even have satellite "plates".
In 2015, roads were built to allow ambulances, police and fire service to arrive in Vyzhye-31. Today the issue of urbanization of the region is actively discussed. It is planned to illuminate its streets in the dark (it is believed that this will help to reduce crime in some way), open several more schools and start school buses for children who study in other parts of the city. The question should also be solved with municipal transport - here they want to build a metro line (it is already known that the station will bear the name of Carlos Mugic) and several bus routes.
In making decisions about the measures for the improvement of the area, its residents are entitled to participate, but only those who are registered on the territory of Buenos Aires officially.
How to see the area of Vizhzhya-31?
It's easy to get to Villa-31 - the district is in the center of the city. But doing it yourself is absolutely not recommended. If you want to visit the "bottom" of Buenos Aires - book an excursion . True, most guides prefer to spend them near the area without going into it, but there is an opportunity to get acquainted with the slums and "from within". Such excursions are conducted accompanied by armed policemen.
In fact, the quarter can be viewed and published. To do this, it is enough to go up to the upper floor of the train station in Retiro - from there you can see Vidzha-31 very well.
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