The landscape of Peru is on of the most extreme in the world… going from rainforest to high mountains to arid desert. It’s the Andes slicing down the middle of Peru that cause the striking changes. And, it’s the collision of two major techtonic plates that have made the mountains. Because of [...]
Happy Birthday Lima! On this day just 186 short years ago, you were born.
On July 28, 1821, San Martin declared independence for Peru by proclaiming, “… From this moment on, Peru is free and independent, for the general will of the towns and for the justice of its cause that God defends. Long live the [...]
472 years ago today, on January 18th, 1535, Francisco Pizarro founded the city of Lima. 472 years… that’s a long time! It soon became the most important city in South America and was the greatest metropolis on the continent for more than 300 years. Long known as “The City of Kings,” Lima [...]
One of the things I’d like to do around here is, from time to time, to post information about Lima or Peru or Latin American Culture in general. Just little tid bits of life and society to help us all get to know Lima and her people a little better.
A few days ago, Stacy [...]