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- Peru Guide
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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.
Pedro Castillo (1969 - )
Peruvian Personalities & FoundersJosé Pedro Castillo Terrones is a former member of the Rondas campesinas, elementary school teacher and union leader. He was the President of Peru from July 28, 2021 until he was removed from offic...- Politician
- President
The Thunder God´s Son
Peruvian Legends, Myths & TalesOn Acuri's thirteenth birthday, his father, the thunder god Paricaca, said: "My son, disguise yourself as a beggar and go down to earth. It is time you learned more than you know. Do not be afraid,...
La Madre - The Mother
Peruvian Legends, Myths & TalesPacha, (in allusion to “Pachamama” is a goddess revered by the indigenous peoples of the Andes. In Inca mythology she is the “Earth Mother”), worked day and night to feed her three little fatherles...
The incredible journey of the Shipibo
Peruvian Legends, Myths & TalesA long time ago, the Shipibo of the Ucayali River lived in Cumancava, a place surrounded by rain forests, enchanted animals, and exotic plants. The Shipibo had repopulated the land after a great fl...
Ukuku - the son of the bear
Peruvian Legends, Myths & TalesSomething or someone made a terrible noise in the bush. So long and deep was that noise that one of Paulita’s alpacas fled. Paulita had grown up high in the mountains, walking along the ravines, mo...
The Fox and the cunning Cuy (Guinea Pig)
Peruvian Legends, Myths & TalesNear the sea in the area of the Peruvian desert coast lay one of the most beautiful vegetable gardens. It is said that in the same place a long time ago there was a great kingdom of Mochica princes...
Maria Reiche (1903-1998)
Peruvian Personalities & FoundersMaria Reiche was born on the 15th of May 1903 in the historic city of Dresden, the German center of art and culture known as the “Florence of the Elbe”. Maria’s father, Max Felix, was a judge and h...- Archaeologist
- Educator
- Explorer
- Pioneer
The Mystery of the Nazca Lines in Peru
Peruvian ArchaeologyIn the 1920s, when people first flew across southern Peru, they made an astonishing discovery. Stretching below them, written on the earth of this remote desert region, were thousands of gigantic d...
San Martin de Porres (1579-1639)
Peruvian Personalities & FoundersAs a mixed-race man born in Peru, Saint Martin de Porres is a representative of three continents; his mother was of African descent, his father was from Spain, and he himself was born in the New Wo...Saint
Martin de Porres – The Rose in the Desert
Peruvian Legends, Myths & TalesAna Velázquez hurried out of the barrios of Lima and onto the plaza. She carried a quiet baby, wrapped closely so that no one could see him - but no one was looking. The enslaved boys sweeping the ...
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