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The Euskal Etxea in Lima will begin next Monday Peru's Basque Week to celebrate its 30 years

09/15/2016

Promotional poster for Basque Week 2016 at the Euskaletxea in Peru
Promotional poster for Basque Week 2016 at the Euskaletxea in Peru

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The Euskaletxea in Lima, Pero is getting ready to celebrate 30 years of spreading the Basque culture in the Andean country.  For this reason, the entity has organized a complete program of activities that begins on Monday with the showing of the film Loreak.  There will also be music, dancing, euskera, food, mus and an anniversary meal that will conclude the festivities this Sunday. 

Lima, Peru.  The Euskal Etxea in Peru is already celebrating 30 years of life and its members and friends have decided to celebrate this special occasion with a Basque Week.  The Basque presence in Peru goes way back, almost to the Spanish discovery of America.  In those years, there were many Basques who came to this country, and in following centuries the emigration continued, creating a very established Basque colony, with organziations such as the "Ilustre Hermandad Vascongada de Nuestra Señora de  Aránzazu," founded in 1612.

The current Euskal Etxea in Peru was founded in 1986, when the clubhouse was opened, in the Malecon in Miraflores, Lima.  They are still there, and have become a meeting-place for the local Basque community, Basque descendants, as well as many youth form the Basque Country who have come in the last few years for work.

All of them will join together next week at this Euskal Astea that will include the following activities:

-Monday 19: Screening of the film Loreak followed by a talk and discussion 
-Tuesday 20: Master class in Basque
-Wednesday 21: Wine tasting
-Thursday 22: Pintxo contest
-Friday 23 and Saturday 24: Lightning Mus Tournament
-Sunday 25: Family meal with music and dancing, etc. 

More information about the Euskaletxea in Peru and its history on its website.

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