Causa Limeña
NYU Engage documents this traditional Peruvian dish of seasoned yellow potato purée layered with tuna salad and avocado, finished with a Peruvian olive garnish.
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Peru in motion.
Food, music, heritage, art and traditions carried forward through student life at NYU.
A conversation with Eva Ayllón
In October 2023, members of NYU Perú met legendary Peruvian singer Eva Ayllón for a conversation about her life, career and música criolla.
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Living traditions, not museum pieces.
Music
From música criolla to contemporary Peruvian voices, club events connect students with artists and living traditions.
Food
Shared meals turn regional dishes into an accessible entry point for stories, memory and community.
Heritage
Programs explore Peru's Andean, Indigenous, Afro-Peruvian, Asian-Peruvian and diasporic histories.
Dance
Performances such as Marinera Norteña bring movement, costume and regional identity into student programming.
Across New York
Peruvian culture beyond campus.
In March 2025, Peruvian students from NYU, CUNY Hunter College and Columbia University visited The Metropolitan Museum of Art in collaboration with the Consulate General of Peru in New York.
Official source →NYU Perú at The Met · 2025