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Juan Lockett von Wittelsbach

Born Lima, 3 May 1953

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A life in time

  1. 3 May 1953

    Born in Lima

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During his lifetime

He has lived through 8 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Lima.

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The 1950s · Juan is born in Lima

In the news1950–1959

Pan-American Highway Paved in 1950s

The Pan-American Highway was completely paved by the 1950s, replacing coastal shipping and causing the decline of several traditional port cities.

Getting around

Train station food and bustling local life

In 1950, trains served as vital links for many towns, stopping frequently at small stations where vendors sold local specialties like roast suckling pig, chicha, and various dishes featuring potatoes and rice. Train stations were busy hubs of local commerce, characterized by passengers crowding into cars and the lively activity of food sellers.

Around the world1953

The double helix

Watson and Crick, using Rosalind Franklin’s images, described the structure of DNA.

Daily life

Self-organized electricity access

In some Lima shanty towns, residents organized groups to manually install electrical wiring by pulling cables to their homes from nearby areas.

What people wore

Layering polleras for festivals

Women would wear multiple colorful, handwoven wool skirts called polleras, sometimes wearing up to 15 layers for special festivals.

Music

Procession musicians walked facing the saint

During processions, musicians and dancers walked backwards while facing the patron saint statue, while brass bands of about fourteen musicians followed behind.

At the table

Two-sole lunches for workers

In the late 1950s, a simple lunch menu of soup, beans with rice, bread, and a drink at popular restaurants in Lima cost two soles. Workers often had to wait in lines to eat these affordable meals at midday.