The colorful, lively streets of Peru Square, delicious eats, and the warmth of the locals who call it home make visiting this Paterson area a must.
Deputy Mayor Maria del Pilar Rivas, right, and NJ.com columnist Daysi Calavia-Robertson, chat with Carlos De La Cruz, owner of Tana's Food Market in Paterson on Wednesday, October 11, 2023. De La Cruz shared his insights on Peru Square's history as a cultural hub for residents of the South American country.
“It’s almost like going into a small market or bodega , right?” Maria del Pilar says. “I mean, just look at all the products ...we have everything here that we need to cook many of our traditional dishes like aAnd at our next stop, Peruvian Market, a grocery store and deli on Cianci Street, she tells me, there’s an even greater variety of products because the shop’s a bit bigger and has a larger selection of pre-cooked and frozen foods.
Max Herman, a New Jersey City University professor who’s an expert in urban sociology, says areas like Peru Square have a certain vibrance and pull to them he attributes to people like Maria del Pilar, and the many others, who pour into them. “We welcome everyone,” Jorge De La Cruz, owner of Tana’s Food Market, told me. He says since 2002, when he and his wife Gladys bought the meat market, “Argentinians shop here, Colombians shop here, people from Ecuador ... Latinos from all countries and non-Latinos, too.”
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