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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 / 12.0433°S 77.0283°W
ISO 3166 code	PE

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Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in 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. Notable pre-colonial cultures and civilizations include the Caral–Supe civilization (the earliest civilization in the Americas and considered one of the cradles of civilization), the Nazca culture, the 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. (Full article...)

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Purupuruni is a group of lava domes in southern Peru and a correlative geological formation. They are among the many volcanoes that exist in Peru and whose activity has been associated with the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South America Plate. Purupuruni is associated with a geothermal field and a caldera. Volcanic activity occurred during the Pleistocene 53,000 ± 8,000 years ago but also during the Holocene about 5,300 ± 1,100 years ago; today the volcano is considered to be a low hazard volcano but is being monitored nevertheless. (Full article...)

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The Palace of Justice (Spanish: Palacio de Justicia) is the seat of the Supreme Court of Peru. It is located in the Lima District of the city of Lima, capital of Peru. Construction started during the second government of Augusto B. Leguía (1919–1930) and finished under the presidency of Óscar R. Benavides, who inaugurated the building in 1938. The Palace was built in a neoclassical style as its plans were based on those of the Law Courts of Brussels, Belgium. However, it lacks the dome of its Belgian counterpart and it is much smaller. (more...)

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The Battle of Arica, also known as Assault and capture of Arica Cape, is a belic action of the War of the Pacific. It was fought on June 7, 1880, between forces of Chile and Peru.

After the Battle of Tacna, and the following Bolivian retirement of the war, Peru had to stand alone for the rest of the conflict. The need of a port near to the location of the army, in order to supply and reinforce the troops and the evacuation of the wounded, made the Chilean command to put its attention on the remaining Peruvian stronghold in the Tacna Department. Thus, a fraction of the Chilean army, led by Colonel Pedro Lagos, launched a simultaneous assault from both sides, taking the defenses on a bayonet charge, and captured the Morro de Arica (English: Arica Cape) from the defending Peruvian troops under the command of Colonel Francisco Bolognesi in a last attack up the hill. In this fight the Peruvian Commander died along with several officers and more than 1.000 men. (more...)

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June 7, 1880 - In the Battle of Arica the city Arica and the whole Tarapacá Region were lost to Chile after the defeat of the Peruvian Army led by Col. Francisco Bolognesi.

June 14, 1894 - The journalist and political philosopher José Carlos Mariátegui La Chira was born in Moquegua.

June 28, 2006 - The United States – Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (Spanish: Tratado de Libre Comercio Perú – Estados Unidos) a bilateral free trade agreement was ratified by the Peruvian Congress.

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Image 1Ages pyramid of Peru in 2007 (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 2Dissolution 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
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Image 3The Main Square of Lima during the attempted coup of 1909. (from History of Peru)
Image 4The Main Square of Lima during the attempted coup of 1909. (from History of Peru)
Image 5Peruvian girls (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 6Battle of Junín, 6 August 1824 (from History of Peru)
Image 7Peru'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 8Population map of Peru in 2007 (regional) (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 9Map showing the Tacna-Arica dispute and its solution (from History of Peru)
Image 10Colonial 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 11Colonial 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 12Map showing the Tacna-Arica dispute and its solution (from History of Peru)
Image 13Life expectancy in Peru since 1940 (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 14Territorial changes after the war (from History of Peru)
Image 15Peruvian school children with an OLPC XO-1 laptop (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 16Chinatown in Lima (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 17Territorial changes after the war (from History of Peru)
Image 18Demonstration in Lima against Manuel Merino, 12 November 2020 (from History of Peru)
Image 19Life expectancy in Peru since 1960 by gender (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 20Demonstration in Lima against Manuel Merino, 12 November 2020 (from History of Peru)
Image 21Historical population of Peru (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 22Plan of the City of Kings (Lima), 1674. (from History of Peru)
Image 23Battle of Junín, 6 August 1824 (from History of Peru)
Image 24The flag of Peru flies over the port of Leticia after the takeover (from History of Peru)
Image 25Peruvian Paso (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 26Amerindian woman with child (from Demographics of Peru)
Image 27Sánchez Cerro during the signing ceremony of the new constitution on April 9, 1933. (from History of Peru)
Image 28Sánchez Cerro during the signing ceremony of the new constitution on April 9, 1933. (from History of Peru)
Image 29The flag of Peru flies over the port of Leticia after the takeover (from History of Peru)
Image 30Dissolution of Peru-Bolivia:
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  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
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  Disputed between Bolivia and Argentina
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Image 31Plan of the City of Kings (Lima), 1674. (from History of Peru)

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Spanish conquest of Peru

The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, also known as the Conquest of Peru, was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. After years of preliminary exploration and military skirmishes, 168 Spanish soldiers under conquistador Francisco Pizarro, along with his brothers in arms and their indigenous allies, captured the Sapa Inca Atahualpa in the 1532 Battle of Cajamarca. It was the first step in a long campaign that took decades of fighting but ended in Spanish victory in 1572 and colonization of the region as the Viceroyalty of Peru. The conquest of the Inca Empire (called "Tahuantinsuyu" or "Tawantinsuyu" in Quechua, meaning "Realm of the Four Parts"), led to spin-off campaigns into present-day Chile and Colombia, as well as expeditions to the Amazon Basin and surrounding rainforest.

When the Spanish arrived at the borders of the Inca Empire in 1528, it spanned a considerable area and was by far the largest of the four grand pre-Columbian civilizations. Extending southward from the Ancomayo, which is now known as the Patía River, in southern present-day Colombia to the Maule River in what would later be known as Chile, and eastward from the Pacific Ocean to the edge of the Amazonian jungles, it covered some of the most mountainous terrains on Earth. In less than a century, the Inca had expanded their empire from about 400,000 km² (150,000 sq mi) in 1448 to 1,800,000 km² (690,000 sq mi) in 1528, just before the arrival of the Spanish. This vast area of land varied greatly in culture and climate. Because of the diverse cultures and geography, the Inca allowed many areas of the empire to be governed under the control of local leaders, who were watched and monitored by Inca officials. Under the administrative mechanisms established by the Inca, all parts of the empire answered to, and were ultimately under the direct control of, the Inca Emperor. Scholars estimate that the population of the Inca Empire was more than 16,000,000. (Full article...)

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... that Peruvian Viagra grows on the roots of plants?
... that the decisive participation of a Peruvian cavalry unit in the Battle of Junín led Simón Bolívar to rename them the Hussars of Junín?
... that Óscar Catacora directed Wiñaypacha (Eternity), the first Peruvian film in the Aymara language?
... that the Balconcillo mutiny is considered to be the first coup d'état in the history of Peru?
... that some prisoners in Peru get tattoos of Sarita Colonia for alleged protection?
... that Gian Marco's Días Nuevos, the best-selling album of 2011 in Perú, was the first quintuple platinum awarded by Unión Peruana de Productores Fonográficos?
... that Ariana Orrego was the first Peruvian gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games?
... that Juan José Cabezudo was an openly gay chef and street-food seller in 19th-century Lima?

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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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