This morning, I woke up to find the park outside our house occupied by about 150 armed troops. It was not a coup. The guys in camo and cadet uniforms and 19th-century calvalry getups were members of the Peruvian military taking part in a tribute to Colonel Leoncio Prado, a hero/martyr in the War of the Pacific (1879–1883).
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Happy (Dead) Leoncio Prado Day
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Festivals, Sacred Rituals, Religion
Tags: holidays in Peru·Leoncio Prado
El Chalan on the Street
July 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Daily Life in Lima
Today I took Lola for a walk and bumped into this Wong supermarket employee pushing a shopping cart along the street. He was on his way back from bringing a customer’s groceries to her house, a free service that the store offers. Check out the chic Fiestas Patrias outfit: white poncho, red scarf and broad-brimmed [...]
Tags: el chalan·Fiestas Patrias·Peru cowboy·Wong supermarket