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Republic of Peru
*República del Perú* (Spanish)
Republic of Peru República del Perú (Spanish)
	Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Lima; 12°2.6′S 77°1.7′W
ISO 3166 code	PE

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Introduction

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered to the north by Ecuador and Colombia, to the east by Brazil, to the southeast by Bolivia, to the south by Chile, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. Peru has a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At 1,285,216 km² (496,225 sq mi), Peru is the 19th largest country in the world, and the third largest in South America.

Peruvian territory was home to several cultures during the ancient and medieval periods, and has one of the longest histories of civilization of any country, tracing its heritage back to the 10th millennium BCE Caral–Supe civilization, the earliest civilization in the Americas and considered one of the cradles of civilization. Notable succeeding cultures and civilizations include the Nazca culture, the Moche, Wari and Tiwanaku empires, the Kingdom of Cusco, and the Inca Empire, the largest known state in the pre-Columbian Americas. The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the 16th century and Charles V established a viceroyalty with the official name of the Kingdom of Peru that encompassed most of its South American territories, with its capital in Lima. Higher education started in the Americas with the official establishment of the National University of San Marcos in Lima in 1551.

Peru's population includes Mestizos, Amerindians, Europeans, Africans, and Asians. The main spoken language is Spanish, although a significant number of Peruvians speak Quechuan languages, Aymara, or other Indigenous languages. This mixture of cultural traditions has resulted in a wide diversity of expressions in fields such as art, cuisine, literature, and music. Peru has recently gained international recognition for its vibrant gastronomy, blending Indigenous, Spanish, African, and Asian influences. Lima is now considered a global culinary capital, home to award-winning restaurants like Central and Maido. (Full article...)

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The Andagua volcanic field (also known as Andahua) is a volcanic field in southern Peru which includes a number of cinder cones, lava domes and lava flows which have filled the Andagua Valley (which is also known as Valley of the Volcanoes for this reason). The volcanic field is part of a larger volcanic province that clusters around the Colca River and is mostly of Pleistocene age, although the Andagua sector also features volcanic cones with historical activity, with the last eruption about 370 years ago. Eruptions were mostly effusive, generating lava flows, cones and small eruption columns. Future eruptions are possible, and there is ongoing fumarolic activity. Volcanic activity in the field has flooded the Andahua valley with lava flows, damming local watersheds in the Laguna de Chachas, Laguna Mamacocha and Laguna Pumajallo lakes and burying the course of the Andagua River. The Andahua valley segment of the larger volcanic province was declared a geopark in 2015. (Full article...)

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Public transport in Lima is handled by buses, micros, taxicabs, and the so-called mototaxis. Micros are the most common means of public transportation in Lima and many other cities in Peru. The word micro is used in common-day Peruvian Spanish as an abbreviation for microbus (minibus). These privately-owned vehicles are not only known for being very cheap and convenient but also for being rather risky. (more...)

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The Battle of Callao (in Spanish, sometimes called el Combate del Dos de Mayo in South America, or Guerra del Pacífico in Spain) occurred on May 2, 1866 between a Spanish fleet under the command of Admiral Casto Méndez Núñez and an alliance of Peru, Chile, Bolivia, and Ecuador, in the Peruvian port city of Callao during the Chincha Islands War. The Spanish fleet bombarded the port of Callao (or El Callao), but eventually withdrew without any major damage to the city structures. (more...)

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May 2, 1866 - In the Battle of Callao during the Chincha Islands War a Spanish Fleet took on an alliance of Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Ecuador.

May 12, 1551 - King Charles I of Spain charts by decree the National University of San Marcos making it the oldest university in the Americas.

May 15, 1544 - Blasco Núñez Vela entered Lima, the capital of the Viceroyalty of Peru, as the first of forty viceroys designated by the Spanish Crown.

May 20, 1929 - The Peruvian Air Force was created by merging the aviation divisions of the Army and the Navy.

May 26, 1880 - In the Battle of Tacna the alliance between Bolivia and Peru is broken by the Chilean General Manuel Baquedano near the city of Tacna..

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Image 1Plan of the City of Kings (Lima), 1674. (from History of Peru)
Image 2Peruvian girls (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 3Colonial tapestry, late 17th or early 18th century. It was woven by indigenous weavers for a Spanish client, incorporating then-fashionable Chinese imagery. (from History of Peru)
Image 4Peruvian Paso (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 5Sánchez Cerro during the signing ceremony of the new constitution on April 9, 1933. (from History of Peru)
Image 6The Main Square of Lima during the attempted coup of 1909. (from History of Peru)
Image 7Sánchez Cerro during the signing ceremony of the new constitution on April 9, 1933. (from History of Peru)
Image 8Peru's football team in 1970; the ethnic diversity of Peruvians is visible, with players showing African, Amerindian and European ancestry in various mixes. (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 9The flag of Peru flies over the port of Leticia after the takeover (from History of Peru)
Image 10Chinatown in Lima (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 11Map showing the Tacna-Arica dispute and its solution (from History of Peru)
Image 12Dissolution of Peru-Bolivia:
  Peru-Bolivia
  Controlled by the United Restoration Army
  First Provisional Government of Peru
  Northern Peruvian Republic
  Second Provisional Government of Peru
  Provisional Government of Bolivia
  New Peruvian State
  New Bolivian State
  Controlled by the United Restoration Army during the restoration
  De facto borders after the dissolution
  Disputed between Peru-Bolivia and Argentina
  Disputed between Bolivia and Argentina
(from History of Peru)
Image 131882-83 Sierra Campaign (from History of Peru)
Image 14Territorial changes after the war (from History of Peru)
Image 15Historical population of Peru (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 16Population map of Peru in 2007 (regional) (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 17Life expectancy in Peru since 1960 by gender (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 18Territorial changes after the war (from History of Peru)
Image 19Colonial tapestry, late 17th or early 18th century. It was woven by indigenous weavers for a Spanish client, incorporating then-fashionable Chinese imagery. (from History of Peru)
Image 20Demonstration in Lima against Manuel Merino, 12 November 2020 (from History of Peru)
Image 21Amerindian woman with child (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 22Battle of Junín, 6 August 1824 (from History of Peru)
Image 23Map showing the Tacna-Arica dispute and its solution (from History of Peru)
Image 24Plan of the City of Kings (Lima), 1674. (from History of Peru)
Image 25Battle of Junín, 6 August 1824 (from History of Peru)
Image 26The flag of Peru flies over the port of Leticia after the takeover (from History of Peru)
Image 27Dissolution of Peru-Bolivia:
  Peru-Bolivia
  Controlled by the United Restoration Army
  First Provisional Government of Peru
  Northern Peruvian Republic
  Second Provisional Government of Peru
  Provisional Government of Bolivia
  New Peruvian State
  New Bolivian State
  Controlled by the United Restoration Army during the restoration
  De facto borders after the dissolution
  Disputed between Peru-Bolivia and Argentina
  Disputed between Bolivia and Argentina
(from History of Peru)
Image 28Life expectancy in Peru since 1940 (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 29Demonstration in Lima against Manuel Merino, 12 November 2020 (from History of Peru)
Image 301882-83 Sierra Campaign (from History of Peru)
Image 31The Main Square of Lima during the attempted coup of 1909. (from History of Peru)

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2022 Peruvian protests may refer to:

2021–2022 Peruvian mining protests, which protested the lack of benefit to the local community from the mining of the Las Bambas copper mine
2022 Peruvian economic protests, which broke out due to rising fuel prices amidst the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and after the second impeachment attempt against President Pedro Castillo
2022–2023 Peruvian political protests, which were against the impeachment and removal of President Pedro Castillo after his failed self-coup attempt (Full article...)

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... that some prisoners in Peru get tattoos of Sarita Colonia for alleged protection?
... that dominant males of Perugia's limia may be so preoccupied with fighting each other that the females end up mating with the subordinate males?
... that Peru's fishing industry is the world's largest producer of fishmeal and fish oil?
... that the Balconcillo mutiny is considered to be the first coup d'état in the history of Peru?
... that the Saxe–Goldstein hypothesis has been used to explain burial practices in Greece, Australia, Madagascar and Peru?
... that the white-tailed jay found in Ecuador and Peru was once thought to have been brought to Mexico by pre-Columbian trade?
... that some people chanted "USA, USA!" and others waved Peruvian flags at the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV?
... that a bust of former Peruvian president Justiniano Borgoño was stolen from its pedestal by thieves?

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“

Do the rhetorical quarrels of bourgeois political parties have anything to do with the interests of the humble and downtrodden.

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Peruvian writer, politician, journalist, and essayist Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa in The War of the End of the World

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National Symbol	Capital	Currency	Time zone	National Anthem	Language	Population census

Symbols of Peru	City of Lima	Sol		Somos libres	Spanish	33,726,000

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...that the Almirante Grau (pictured), flagship of the Peruvian Navy, is the last gun cruiser in service in the world?
...that former president Alberto Fujimori is currently facing trial on charges of corruption and human rights abuses?
...that in comparison to sheep's wool alpaca fiber is warmer, not prickly, and has no lanolin which makes it hypoallergenic?
...that tenor Juan Diego Flórez broke a decades old tradition of no encores at La Scala while performing Donizetti's La fille du régiment?
...that Universitario de Deportes has won twenty-five national premier leagues, more than any other football club in Peru?

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