Peru Celebrates Las Fiestas Patrias With Dancing And Rodeos
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Las Fiestas Patrias takes place on July 28th and 29th and is the most important national Peruvian holiday. July 28th signifies the day José de San Martin liberated Peru from Spanish rule, while the 29th commemorates the establishment of the Republic of Peru.
Cities all across Peru host festivities in their plazas, where there is food, music, and folkloric dancing. Rural towns typically celebrate with bullfights and rodeo shows as well. In the capital of Lima, the president addresses the nation in Plaza de Armas. Las Fiestas Patrias closes with a Grand Military Parade in Lima.
