Little Lima

[1] Meanwhile, East Newark, a smaller borough, in Hudson County, New Jersey, has the largest Peruvian percentage in the U.S. per capita, and New Jersey is home to the largest per capita Peruvian American population of any U.S.

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 Passaic River.

Peruvian bodegas, bakeries, groceries, and restaurants line this busy section of Market Street.

The Dublin District, as it was originally known, went from a mostly Irish American neighborhood to an Italian American neighborhood in Little Italy's heyday; however, the Dublin District and specifically Little Lima have since evolved into a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood, with many Peruvian, Ecuadorian, and Bolivian citizens.

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Paterson , New Jersey , within the New York City Metropolitan Area , considered by many to be the capital of the Peruvian Diaspora in the United States, [ 1 ] is home to Little Peru on Market Street, [ 2 ] the largest Peruvian American enclave and the largest Peruvian enclave outside South America, comprising approximately 10,000 Peruvian immigrants. [ 3 ]