Ka kammala wannan magana: Birnin yana kusa da tsakiyar bala'in da ya auku a shekara ta 607 K.Z.
Girgizar kasa mai karfin maki 8.0 da ta afkawa kudancin tsakiyar Peru a ranar Laraba 15 ga watan Agusta 2007. Jami'an kafofin watsa labarai sun ba da rahoton cewa kashi 80% na garin ya lalace, gami da babban cocin San Clemente na Pisco, wanda ke cikin Plaza de Armas inda ake yin taro a lokacin girgizar kasa. Rahotanni sun ce mutane 30 bisa ɗari ne suka mutu a sakamakon girgizar ƙasar. An kashe daruruwan mutane a ko'ina cikin birnin Shekaru da dama bayan haka, birnin har yanzu yana farfadowa daga lalacewar da aka yi a lokacin girgizar kasa.