I am not typically focused during my travels on picking a particular item from every place I go.  (OK, maybe a beer glass but I am not consistent with that one…)  But if an item really catches my eye in a certain category, I do buy it.  Nativity scenes (“pesebres” in Spanish) is one of those categories.  I especially like the ones from Andean countries which you will see below.  Here are my favorite ones with special emphasis on one of them.

Only exception in the bunch: this was a gift I was given, source unknown

From Poland

From Peru

From Chile

Now to a series of pictures from a nativity scene from Panama.

Nativity scene from Panama – the entire set

Baby Jesus

One of those who came to adore baby Jesus

The Virgin Mary

Joseph

Here is hoping to many more still to be discovered and happy new year to all!!!

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Read some about the trips when I acquired the Nativity sets:

Poland:  Visiting Krakow, Czestochowa, the Wieliczka salt mines, Auschwitz-Birkenau, and Wadowice.

Chile:  Santiago, Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales, the Atacama Desert, Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Valley of the Moon, and the Tatio Geysers.

Peru:  Lima, Huaraz and Ancash, Puno, Cuzco, and Lake Titicaca.

Panama:  Panama, Panama City