El Señor

El Señor de los Milagros

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October 30th 2006
Howdy doody! I hope all everyone is doing well. Saturday I went to the procession of El Señor de los Milagros (The Lord of Miracles). It's a huge and important procession here. It is the largest procession in Peru, so I hear. So I went, and only stayed downtown for about an hour or so. It was extremely crowded. Many of the streets in downtown Lima were shut down. It was a beautiful and re ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima

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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