Marinera dancers in front of Limas cathedral
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Lima Events
Lima 2012 events
February
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Pre-Easter carnival, with street parties, concerts and throwing of water-filled balloons.
July
28
Independence Day celebrations include music, military and school processions and fireworks in Plaza de Armas the previous night.
October
18
The patron saint of Lima, Our Lord of Miracles (Nuestro Senor de los Milagros), has acquired mythic status and a cult following that has spread...
Lima 2013 events
January
18
Lima, the 'City of Kings', was founded by the 70-year-old conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1532. Some even say he marked out the main Plaza with...
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