Lost in translation

This lady is the patron of Lima - and her statue is a great example of how requirements can get lost in translation. Basically, the Spanish (who commissioned the statue) had instructions for the lady's head to be crowned with "llama" which means "tongues of fire". Anyway, the hapless Peruvian workmen translated this literally and put a llama on her head!

Lima (like the beans but tastier)

April 4th 2005
Hi everyone out there who is reading this... surprisingly a lot of you from the looks of it and all the wonderful comments we have been receiving!! thank you very much everyone for your great comments and messages!! Being away is a real blast, but you can feel isolated and we absolutely love hearing from all of you!! Except for one of you... look Adrian or whatever you name is, I DON'T want a ... read more

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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more

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