Is there a sense of community in Lima?

 During my little time in Lima, I noticed a pattern of the same people arriving and greeting each other in places like a restaurant or grocery stores. This pattern made me wonder and question, is there a community within a city? Cities are known for being large spaces where individuals don’t necessarily know each other, but I was seeing the opposite in Miraflores.

After noticing this trend, I went ahead and asked my professor since he grew up in this city and he told me that Miraflores is in fact a city with skyscrapers and very fast-paced in some respects, but in others, it's very much a slow life due to being close to the beach and home to many tourists. Additionally, he told me that depending on the restaurant, there are workers that still recognize him to this day, meaning that it very much has that sense of community.

However, to build this sense of community one needs to spend much time in Miraflores so that people can get know each other and this makes sense because people usually want to invest their time into people with who they can get closer and build a connection. Although the city of Miraflores is a city, a sense of community can be found with time and effort.