Garment businesses in Gamarra, Lima’s major textile manufacturing district, are reporting significant financial losses due to unseasonably high temperatures along the Peruvian coast. Susana Saldaña, head of the Gamarra Perú Business Association, stated that sales of warmer clothing items have stalled as a result of the current El Niño Costero weather pattern. The unusually warm weather has drastically reduced demand for winter apparel, leaving merchants with substantial unsold inventory. Businesses report losses reaching into the millions. The situation highlights the economic vulnerability of the garment industry to climate fluctuations. The association has not specified potential mitigation strategies, focusing instead on reporting the current impact. This downturn poses a challenge to a key sector of Lima’s economy.