The Jirón de la Unión , or Union Street , is a pedestrian street located in the Historic Centre of Lima , part of the capital of Peru . For many decades it was the most important boulevards of the city, often described as the most aristocratic, where many of the most affluent citizens of the city and most powerful men around the world would meet. Subsequently, with the deterioration of the center of Lima, the Jirón de la Unión lost its aristocratic character and became completely commercialized.
32-418: UPCH may refer to: Cayetano Heredia University (Spanish: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia ), Lima, Peru Universidad Popular de la Chontalpa , Cárdenas, Mexico UPCH, catalog designation for Nayutawave Records , now part of EMI Records Japan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
64-523: A Master of Health Administration . In 2016, due to the new university licensing process by the National Superintendence of Higher University Education ( SUNEDU ), after complying with the basic conditions of educational quality, the UPCH was licensed, being the fifth private university to do and the second university to be licensed for a period of 10 years (something that only some universities such as
96-418: A Cineplanet and the commercial galleries of Via Vento and Boza, which are deteriorated and semi-vacant. The first escalators of Peru were built at Boza in the 1960s. On this block tattoo parlors and piercing shops begin to appear more frequently. Previously this was the location of the headquarters of the newspaper La Prensa until it was closed down in the 1980s. The ninth block borders the eastern side of
128-501: A deputy minister, irregularly and without written consent. On February 19, after an inspection in which various irregularities that violated the study protocol, good practices and ethical standards were corroborated, the National Institute of Health of Peru determined the departure of the principal investigator responsible, Germán Málaga, and suspended to the university as a center for conducting new clinical trials. The rectors of
160-570: Is a private nonprofit university located in Lima , Peru. It was named in honor of Cayetano Heredia , one of the eminent Peruvian physicians of the 19th century. The university is overseen by a board of trustees (patronato) and is not owned by any private or state entity. It is considered one of the top medical schools in Peru, along the Faculty of Medicine "San Fernando" of National University of San Marcos , and
192-713: Is a continuation of Trujillo Street in the Rimac District , is considered part of the Jirón and is one of the oldest and most important bridges which cross the river. The eastern wall of the Government Palace is located on the west side of the second block of the Jirón. Meanwhile, the Passage of the Post is located on the east side and the Post Office is located there as well. The Plaza Perú
224-504: Is currently one of the major producers and publishers of scientific research in the country. The university was founded in 1961 by a group of professors and students from the medical school of the four-century-old National University of San Marcos in Lima. This group of students and professors expressed their strong disagreement with legislation, inspired by the APRA , a political party interested in
256-564: Is internationally recognized for the Gorgas Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine, given jointly with UAB. The Instituto de Investigaciones de la Altura (High Altitude Research Institute) is known for its contribution to the understanding of high altitude physiology and the pathophysiology of acute and chronic high altitude sickness. The logo of Cayetano Heredia is a yellow shield with the words "Spiritus ubi vult spirat" from
288-471: Is located at the end of this block where a statue of Francisco Pizarro , donated by Spain , was previously located. The mayor, Luis Castañeda Lossio , removed the statue and transferred it to the Lima City Walls Park . To replace it, he ordered a fountain be built with the addition of a flag of Peru . The Plaza de Armas of Lima is located on the third block accompanied by palaces of City Hall and
320-576: The Catholic , San Agustin , Engineering and San Marcos achieved). Cayetano Heredia University has established numerous agreements and collaborative arrangements with leading institutions from all over the world, including the Johns Hopkins University , University of Washington , University of California San Diego , University of California Berkeley , University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ,
352-745: The Gospel of John on the sides. In the center is the Rod of Asclepius , which is representative of medicine and healing. Together with the National University of San Marcos and the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru , the Cayetano Heredia University is one of the only three Peruvian universities that has managed to rank first nationally in certain editions of different major international university rankings. In 2022, when
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#1732873137122384-610: The Plaza San Martin and passes by the Club Nacional and the Gran Hotel Bolívar . There are bureaus de change located on the northeastern corner of the plaza. The tenth and eleventh blocks are the least traversed of any of the other blocks, and there are a greater number of restaurants and travel agencies. The Rimac Building is located on the last block of the Jirón de la Unión marking the beginning of Roosevelt Avenue to
416-564: The Plaza de Armas . It was not until the early 20th century however, that it was given its current name. In 1535, The founder of Lima , Francisco Pizarro , designated a lot on this street to contain the City Hall ; the current city hall still retains that same location. It is also one of the roads that surrounds the Palace of Government of Peru . In 1862, with the adoption of a new system of nomenclature,
448-676: The Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine in Belgium, and the University of Pennsylvania . The Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt (Tropical Medicine Institute) is among the top research institutions in tropical medicine in Latin America, with ongoing investigations in tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, malaria, and HIV, both at its site in Lima and at several field sites such as Iquitos, Cuzco, and La Merced. The institute
480-499: The 1950s, the term irse a jironear was used when coming to the street in dress clothing. At this time, citizens of Lima at the most distinguished cultural, political, artistic and social levels could be found in the street's various cafés. As Peruvian writer Abraham Valdelomar once said, "Peru is Lima, Lima is the Jirón de la Unión, the Jirón de la Unión is the Palais Concert, and I am the Palais Concert". This phrase well reflects
512-454: The Club de la Unión. The Santa Rosa Passage intersects this block which divides both palaces and where several restaurants and a museum are located. On the fourth block, the street becomes exclusively pedestrian and various clothing and footwear shops can be found. On the fifth block the department store Saga Falabella is located. The Cathedral of La Merced is located on the sixth block as well as
544-403: The Jirón de la Unión has returned to being a commercial center; however, it has long lost its aristocratic character. The last change that has been made is the demolition of the concrete benches placed in the 1970s that were built with the intent to pedestrianize the road. These have been replaced with new benches inscribed with the coat of arms of each of the different departments of Peru . From
576-476: The absolute control of the university system in the country. The legislation advocated the "co-government" of all the state universities by the so-called "student one-third", which would politicize the academic enterprise. The dissenting group was led by Drs. Honorio Delgado and Alberto Hurtado , dean of the medical school at San Marcos . As their campaign to preserve academics failed, the 400 plus faculty members had no other option but to resign en masse, and found
608-431: The economic recession and the increase of crime drove away visitors. At this time, the Jirón was converted into a commercial emporium with a great quantity of abandoned store property and a large number of street sellers. It was not until the next decade until the reorganization of the historic center took place at the orders of the mayor Alberto Andrade Carmona which allowed the Jirón to reactivate its economy. Currently,
640-522: The foundation of Lima , and until 1862, streets had a different name for each individual block. In this sense, one avenue in reality was made up of a variety of different streets. For this reason, before it was called the Jirón de la Unión, each of its eleven blocks had a different name. The Jirón de la Unión begins its route at the Rimac river . The Puente de Piedra , also known as the Puente Trujillo as it
672-530: The impact this street had on the economic and social aspects of the city's daily life. In 1954, the Casa Monterrey supermarket, the first such chain in the country, opened its first store in the stret's 54th block. In the 1970s, the third through ninth blocks of the street were restricted solely for pedestrian use. In the 1980s, the Historic Centre of Lima suffered through a period of decadence in which
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#1732873137122704-616: The institution changes its name to the one it currently has: Cayetano Heredia University . The first classes began in April 1962, in the old headquarters of the Colegio Sagrados Corazones Belén del Jirón de la Unión , and after the opening of the Cayetano Heredia National Hospital in 1967, they moved to the new headquarters of San Martín de Porres in 1968. Some have suggested that these events were
736-536: The new medical school as a private non-profit academic institution. On September 22, the decree authorizing the new university school with the name of Private Peruvian University of Medical and Biological Sciences was promulgated. The official inauguration of the new university took place on June 18, 1962, with the assistance of the President of the Republic, Manuel Prado Ugarteche . It would be on February 24, 1965, when
768-619: The pharmaceutical company Sinopharm unofficially granted to the Cayetano Heredia University destined for Phase 3 clinical trials. Leftover doses were given to senior officials of the Peruvian State (including the President of the Republic of Peru at that time: Martín Vizcarra and his minister of health Pilar Mazzetti ), workers of the research project on the use of the vaccine in the Peruvian population and high University authorities, including
800-499: The presidency until sixteen days before the national elections. The block ends with the Interbank corporate headquarters located in an early republic building. A Saga Falabella department store is also located on this block. After the intersection with Emancipation Avenue, the seventh block is the location of the since-demolished Palais Concert. After this block, the Jirón is made up of casinos and restaurants. The ninth block his home to
832-533: The rector of the university Luis Varela Pinedo, his vice-rector José Ronald Espinoza Babilón and the researcher and ex-minister Patricia J. García , who among other authorities of the educational center, had to resign on February 18 as a result of the scandal. On February 16, the situation was aggravated when it was discovered that Germán Málaga Rodríguez, project leader at the Cayetano Heredia headquarters, administered three doses to 40 people, including himself and
864-524: The results of the Biennial Report on Reality in Universities by SUNEDU came out, in the results of the historical ranking (1980-2021) and academic excellence (2019-2022), Cayetano Heredia University was ranked first in the country. Jir%C3%B3n de la Uni%C3%B3n The Jirón de la Unión was built by Francisco Pizarro in 1535 the year of the foundation of Lima . It is located on the western side of
896-527: The smaller Plazoleta de la Merced church, where in 1821, José de San Martín declared the Independence of Peru , which is commemorated by a bronze statue. A monument to the former Peruvian president Ramón Castilla is located on the square. On the same square, a plaque commemorates Fernando Belaúnde Terry 's march of protest against the National Jury of Elections , which did not register his candidacy for
928-403: The street ceased to be the axis on which the city was planned on. Thus, streets intersecting with the Jirón de la Unión had two separate names, one for their west side and another for the east. At the start of the republican era, the Jirón de la Unión developed various pubs and restaurants as well as imported goods stores and jewelers. This caused upper-class Limans to frequent this roadway. Until
960-449: The subject of "prior arrangements/agreements" which, in the political context of the time, would have been practically impossible. 47 years later, Cayetano Heredia and San Marcos are the most prestigious medical schools in Peru. The Vaccine-gate case (Vacuna gate in Spanish) is a case of corruption that occurred in the second half of 2020 and early 2021 with respect to 1,000 vaccines from
992-621: The title UPCH . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UPCH&oldid=1252235226 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Spanish-language text Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cayetano Heredia University Cayetano Heredia University (Spanish: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia , UPCH ; or simply Cayetano Heredia )
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1024-650: The university, since its foundation, are: Soon after its founding and during the following forty-plus years Cayetano Heredia University became a significant center of higher learning and scientific research in Peru. UPCH is credited with world-quality research in the area of health sciences in Peru. It is a rather small school (under 2,000 students) that focuses on the disciplines of medicine, dentistry, natural sciences, public health, veterinary medicine, nursing, psychology, biotechnology and education. It grants baccalaureate degrees as well as master's and doctoral degrees in biochemistry, biotechnology, medicine, biology, and
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