Little Lima is a

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vian enclave in Downtown Paterson,

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, and the largest Peruvian enclave outside of

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, home to approximately 10,000 Peruvian immigrants, by U.S. Census Bureau estimates. New Jersey's Peruvian population continues to grow in its urban areas, especially in Paterson, which is considered by many to be the capital of the

vian

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in the United States. Meanwhile, East Newark, a smaller

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, in Hudson County, New Jersey, has the largest Peruvian percentage in the U.S.

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, and New Jersey is home to the largest per capita Peruvian American population of any U.S. state. Little Lima is bounded to the west by Spruce Street, to the north by McBride Avenue, to the east by Cianci Street, and to the south by Ward and Oliver Streets. The commercial heart of Little Lima is Market Street. Little Lima is close to Paterson's Little Italy and to the Mexican, Dominican, and Puerto Rican neighborhoods on Main Street, as well as the nearby Great Falls on the

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. Peruvian bodegas, bakeries, groceries, and restaurants line this busy section of Market Street. Little Lima is home to the Great Peruvian Festival and the Peruvian Parade, held in the summer. Little Lima is in the heart of Paterson's first neighborhood,

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. The Dublin District, as it was originally known, went from a mostly

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neighborhood to an

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neighborhood in Little Italy's heyday; however, the Dublin District and specifically Little Lima have since evolved into a predominantly

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neighborhood, with many Peruvian,

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ian, and

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n citizens.

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Bolivian diaspora in the United States Ethnic enclaves in New Jersey Hispanic and Latino American culture in New Jersey Neighborhoods in Paterson, New Jersey Peruvian diaspora in the United States {{PassaicCountyNJ-geo-stub

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