Second float celebrating the second saint

All Saints Day and Day of the Dead

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November 2nd 2005
Tuesday 1 November 2005 - All Saints Day Hello all, Well, today is a national holiday in Peru to celebrate All Saints Day. My Wawa Wasi was off for the holiday, so decided to work at the children´s orphanage, in the nursery with the babies. More about that shortly. There was a procession in town today to celebrate two of the saints. One of our group is Roman Catholic and tells me that ... read more

South America » Peru » Ayacucho

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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