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This site is about one of the most fascinating countries in the world, PERU. A country that has 3 regions, the Coast, the Mountains & the Jungle, each has a different culture. Peru has a history beginning with pre-Columbian civilisations, from the, Chavin, Mochica-Chimus, Nazcas, Pachachamacs & the one everone knows the Incas. In the 1520,s the Spanish under Francisco Pizzaro landed, in what is now Tumbes, and with a small band of men, defeated the last Inca emperor Atahualpa, so began 300 hundred years of Spanish domination and conquest of Latin America.
This is the land that gaves us 300 varieties of potatoes, corn, the tomato , the bean, the guinea pig, delicious in a peanut sauce, the llama, Machu Piccu and last but not leat my in laws. I hope that you find something of interesting in this site. I will be guiding you from the Pacific to the Amazon, to the Andes, covering the history from The Chavins to the Sendero Luminoso and Alberto Fujimori
| National flag of Peru |
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This site will give you a potted history of Peru
http://www.travelvantage.com/per_his.html
| Map of Peru |
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| The cultures of Peru |
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| Chavin pottery, see site for more |
http://www.trocadero.com/haiggalleries/catalog/Antiques:Regional_Art:Americas:Pre_Columbian.html
| Moche pottery |
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| See the site below for more information |
http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/latinamerica/south/cultures/moche.html
| Chan Chan |
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| This was the capital of the Moche-Chimu empire, largest adobe built city in the world |
http://whc.unesco.org/sites/366.htm
| Pachacamac |
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| 30km or so from Lima, worth seeing |
http://www.labyrinthina.com/pachacamac.htm
| Nazca Lines |
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| Were these the landing sites for extra terrestrials? |
http://exn.ca/mysticplaces/SimpleMethods.cfm
| Nazca Pottery |
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http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/prehistory/latinamerica/south/cultures/nazca.html
| Cusco |
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| The capital of the Inca Empire |
http://users.bestweb.net/~goyzueta/qosqo/cusco.htm
| The Conqistadores |
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| Francisco Pizzaro |
http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/peru/peru.htm
| The lost city of the Incas |
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| Machu Picchu |
http://www.machu-picchu.info/history.htm PLACES TO SEE IN PERU
| Arequipa Peru's second city |
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| Plaza de Armas |
http://www.peru-explorer.com/colca.htm http://www.infoperu.com/peru/eng/arequipa.html
| Colca Canyon |
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| Bigger than the Grand Canyon |
http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/XJ&sdn=gosouthamerica&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.andrys.com%2Fperu2.html
| Cajamarca |
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| Banos del Inca. The city where the last Inca was murdered |
http://www.traficoperu.com/english/ciud4.htm
| Huanuco |
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| Said to have the best climate in Peru. Also the home of my in laws |
http://www.traficoperu.com/english/ciud12.htm
| Huaraz |
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| The mountain capital of Peru |
http://www.condortravel.com.pe/huaraz.htm
| Iquitos |
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| Capital of Amazonas great place to visit |
http://www.biopark.org/iquitos.html
| Lima |
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| Plaza de Armas, the heart of Lima |
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/south_america/peru/history.htm
| Lake Titticaca |
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| Highest lake in the world, beware of storms |
http://www.culturefocus.com/peru3.htm
| Pisac |
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| Famous for its Sunday market & the heart of the sacred valley |
http://www.cuscoweb.com/english/cuscoinfo/cuscoinfo09.html
| The North Coat of Peru |
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| Huanchaco, the reed boats used in the ocean |
http://www.llamatravel.com/guide/region.cfm?region=North%20Coast&country=Peru
| Sacshuaman |
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| Inca fort near Cusco |
http://www.hc09.dial.pipex.com/incas/ruins-sacsahuaman.html ANIMALS OF PERU
| Animals of Peru |
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| BBC interactive site |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/programmes/tv/andes_amazon/explorers_guide/aa_topleft.shtml
| LLAMA |
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| Web site of Andean Animals |
http://www.andes.org.uk/infofile/andean-wildlife-photos.htm
| Peruvian Food |
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| Cuyas awaiting to be cooked |
http://www.peru-travel-adventures.com/peru-articles-11-5-2002.html http://directory.google.com/Top/Home/Cooking/World_Cuisines/Latin_American/Peruvian/
| Mario Vargas Llosa |
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| Peru's most famous writer |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/books/author/llosa/
| Sendero Luminoso |
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| A revoluntionary movement that try to change Peru |
http://www.gci275.com/peru/sendero.shtml
| Alberto Fujimori |
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| The corrupt President |
http://www.cosmopolis.ch/english/cosmo11/peru.htm |
