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- Peru Guide
- History of Peru
History of Peru
Before your eyes, the history of Peru reveals the long and painful process by which two great cultures challenged each other and finally produced a new cycle in the cultural evolution. Imperial Spain and the Incan empire have long since disappeared, but modern Peru (child of the two) today stands confidently on the threshold of the future.
President Ollanta Humala from 2011 to 2016
Political History of PeruAfter a fierce run-off with Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, Ollanta Humala was elected as President of Peru in 2011.
President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski from 2016 to 2018
Political History of PeruPedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK), a highly respected economist and invest banker, who worked among others at the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund before entering Peruvian politics where he...
President Martin Vizcarra from 2018 to 2020
Political History of PeruAfter the resignation of Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK), Martin Vizcarra, First Vice President and Peruvian Ambassador to Canada, was sworn in as new Peruvian President in March 201...
2020 Peruvian protests and President Francisco Sagasti (2020 - 2021)
Political History of PeruAfter the controversial removal of the popular Martin Vizcarra on November 9, 2020, which many Peruvians, political analysts, and the media, considered being a coup d'état, Manuel Merino, the Presi...
President Pedro Castillo from 2021 to 2022
Political History of PeruThe 2021 presidential election saw far-left Pedro Castillo, a political greenhorn in Lima, and hard-right Keiko Fujimori, who is not only the daughter of former president Alberto Fujimori, but as w...
The Incas in the southern highlands of Peru
Gods, Spirits, Deities & Worshipping in PeruIn the thirteenth century the Incas were one of several small tribes living in the region of the present-day Peruvian city of Cuzco.
The Jeweled Frog and the Condor
Peruvian Legends, Myths & TalesBy a quiet pond, at the side of a cloud-topped mountain in Peru, lived a small green frog and his large green family. When the early evenings darkened the sky, the frogs would gather on the slipper...
National Anthem of Peru - Himno Nacional del Perú
National Symbols of PeruAfter Peru declared its independence in 1820, General José de San Martín began a public contest to select the National March, which was published on the 7th of August 1821 in the Gaceta Ministerial...
The Pied Piper of Peru
Peruvian Legends, Myths & TalesMy name is Juana. For many years I lived with a colony of mice in a priory in Lima, Peru. We had a good life with the friars who lived there and found plenty of food in the kitchen and pantry. We h...
The Fox and the Gulls
Peruvian Legends, Myths & TalesOnce upon a time a gull laid her eggs on the shore of Lake Titicaca in Peru. There were three eggs altogether and the whole day long the mother gull sat on them to keep them warm, only leaving the ...
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