Lima Mayor Jorge Munoz accepted a ‘wheelchair challenge,’ taking a spin with badminton champion and para-athlete Pilar Jauregui to see how he can improve the city
LIMA - It’s not easy getting around Lima, Peru’s traffic-choked capital of 10 million people. But it’s even harder in a wheelchair.
Jauregui is seeking another gold medal at the Parapan American Games, which Peru will host next week, for physically disabled athletes, part of a regional multisport competition that precedes the Olympics. But she has already seized on excitement ahead of the event to pursue a larger goal. The video went viral, and by Tuesday morning Munoz, a 57-year-old former lawyer best known for his stint as mayor of one of Lima’s wealthiest districts, was wheeling around the city with Juaregui and groups of reporters.
Just last week, a woman fell out of her chair due to deficient installations at a city metro station, said Pamela Smith, the director of local advocacy group Society and Disability - SODIS.
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