Overview
- Sales are surging in Mesa Redonda, Mercado Central and along jirón Huallaga, with stalls replenishing stock multiple times a day, according to vendors.
- Piñatas of former president Dina Boluarte are the fastest sellers, typically priced around 15 soles with optional refills from about 5 soles.
- A specialty piece titled “Los presiosos del año” portrays the four ex-presidents jailed in Barbadillo—Martín Vizcarra, Alejandro Toledo, Ollanta Humala and Pedro Castillo—selling for 40 to 60 soles depending on size.
- Other political targets include Lima ex-mayor Rafael López Aliaga, Prime Minister José Jerí, congressional figures Jorge Montoya, Fernando Rospigliosi and María del Carmen Alva, and Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro.
- The trend extends beyond the capital, with Chiclayo vendors also reporting brisk demand for Boluarte figures as buyers seek a festive outlet to “release anger”, and sellers expect a last-minute rush on Dec. 31.