Post by Embassy of Peru in Ireland

Did you know? Legend has it, that the idea for the first ever version of the Peruvian flag came to the libertador Don José de San Martín in a dream during an afternoon nap under a palm tree in the city of Pisco. In his dream he saw a legion of patriots carrying a flag and when he woke up he observed in the sky a flock of parihuanas, Andean Flamingos with white breasts and red wings, which inspired the colours of what would become the Peruvian flag.