Capital City is Huacho which contains the
City of Lima*
Destination GuideSpecial Note:We direct travelers to our
travel insurance provider, and point out that U.S. insurance plans seldom cover health costs outside the U.S., nor do Medicare and Medicaid.
Saint Martin de Porres
Memorial 3 November
Patronage African-Americans,public health, Social justice
Died 1639
First black saint from the Americas.
The example of Martin's life is ample evidence that we can strive for holiness and salvation as Christ Jesus has shown us: first, by loving God "with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind; and second, by loving your neighbor as yourself."
St. Rose of Lima
Memorial 23 August
Patronage against vanity, Patron of Latin America and Phillipines
Died 1617
Apart from the cross there is no other ladder by which we may get to heaven.
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