ESTRELLITA DEL SUR (LITTLE STAR FROM THE SOUTH)

Lima, the capital of Peru, was the most important cultural and political Spanish center from the Colonial times in the Americas until almost 1810, when the independence movements began in South America. The waltz originated in Europe around 1800 and was brought to the New World. Because the waltz rhythm became so popular in Peru, it has become known as the Peruvian waltz.