Portal:Peru

Introduction The Peru Portal 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 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...) Recognized content - Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. The Battle of Ollantaytambo (Spanish: Batalla de Ollantaytambo, IPA: [baˈtaʎa ðe oʎantajˈtambo]) took place in January 1537, between the forces of Inca emperor Manco Inca and a Spanish expedition led by Hernando Pizarro during the Spanish conquest of Peru. A former ally of the Spaniards, Manco Inca rebelled in May 1536, and besieged a Spanish garrison in the city of Cusco. To end the stand-off, the besieged mounted a raid against the emperor's headquarters in the town of Ollantaytambo. The expedition, commanded by Hernando Pizarro, included 100 Spaniards and some 30,000 Indian auxiliaries against an Inca army more than 30,000 strong. There is some controversy over the actual location of the battle; according to some, it took place in the town itself, while Jean-Pierre Protzen and John Hemming argue that the nearby plain of Mascabamba better matches the descriptions of the encounter. In any case, the Inca army managed to hold the Spanish forces from a set of high terraces and flood their position to hinder their cavalry. Severely pressed and unable to advance, the Spaniards withdrew by night to Cusco. Despite this victory, the arrival of Spanish reinforcements to Cusco forced Manco Inca to abandon Ollantaytambo and seek refuge in the heavily forested region of Vilcabamba, where he established the small independent Neo-Inca State which survived until 1572. (Full article...) List of recognized articles Guinea pig Norte Chico civilization 2007 Carancas impact event History of Lima Quyllurit'i LANSA Flight 502 Regional circumscriptions of Peru Mario Vargas Llosa Andean condor Edwin Donayre Peru national football team Pisco sour Tutupaca Ubinas List of World Heritage Sites in Peru Casiri (Tacna) Cutervo National Park Coropuna Juan Bielovucic Purupuruni Sabancaya Peru at the 2010 Winter Olympics Mariano Gagnon Andagua volcanic field Markham's storm petrel Selected image Machu Picchu Photo credit: Allard Schmidt Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu "Old Peak") is a pre-Columbian Inca city located at 2,430 m (7,970 ft) altitude on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, about 70 km (44 mi) northwest of Cusco. It was built around the year 1450 and abandoned a hundred years later, at the time of the Spanish conquest of Peru. Forgotten for centuries the site was brought to worldwide attention in 1911 by Hiram Bingham. Since then, it has become an important tourist attraction; it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. (more...) Selected battle The Battle of (or Massacre at) Cajamarca (November 16, 1532) was a surprise attack on the Inca royal entourage orchestrated by Francisco Pizarro. Sprung in the evening in the great plaza of Cajamarca, the ambush claimed the lives of thousands of Incas and achieved the goal of capturing Emperor Atahualpa. The confrontation at Cajamarca was the culmination of a months-long struggle involving espionage, subterfuge, and diplomacy between Pizarro and the Inca via their respective envoys. Atahualpa had received the invaders from a position of immense strength. Encamped along the heights of Cajamarca with legions of battle-tested troops fresh from their victories in the civil war against his half-brother Huáscar, the Inca felt they had little to fear from Pizarro's tiny army, however exotic its dress and weaponry. In a calculated show of goodwill, Atahualpa had lured the adventurers deep into the heart of his mountain empire where any potential threat could be met with a show of force. (more...) In this month 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. More anniversaries... General images The following are images from various Peru-related articles on Wikipedia. Demonstration in Lima against Manuel Merino, 12 November 2020 (from History of Peru) Plan of the City of Kings (Lima), 1674. (from History of Peru) Peruvian girls (from Demographics of Peru) Amerindian woman with child (from Demographics of Peru) Battle of Junín, 6 August 1824 (from History of Peru) Map showing the Tacna-Arica dispute and its solution (from History of Peru) The Main Square of Lima during the attempted coup of 1909. (from History of Peru) Peruvian Paso (from Demographics of Peru) Plan of the City of Kings (Lima), 1674. (from History of Peru) Historical population of Peru (from Demographics of Peru) Peru'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) Sánchez Cerro during the signing ceremony of the new constitution on April 9, 1933. (from History of Peru) Sánchez Cerro during the signing ceremony of the new constitution on April 9, 1933. (from History of Peru) Battle of Junín, 6 August 1824 (from History of Peru) Colonial 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) Chinatown in Lima (from Demographics of Peru) Life expectancy in Peru since 1940 (from Demographics of Peru) Dissolution 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) Map showing the Tacna-Arica dispute and its solution (from History of Peru) Territorial changes after the war (from History of Peru) The Main Square of Lima during the attempted coup of 1909. (from History of Peru) Population map of Peru in 2007 (regional) (from Demographics of Peru) Peruvian school children with an OLPC XO-1 laptop (from Demographics of Peru) Life expectancy in Peru since 1960 by gender (from Demographics of Peru) Demonstration in Lima against Manuel Merino, 12 November 2020 (from History of Peru) Dissolution 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) The flag of Peru flies over the port of Leticia after the takeover (from History of Peru) Territorial changes after the war (from History of Peru) Colonial 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) Ages pyramid of Peru in 2007 (from Demographics of Peru) The flag of Peru flies over the port of Leticia after the takeover (from History of Peru) Selected article - Fujimori in 1991 Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto (Spanish: [alˈβeɾto fuxiˈmoɾi, – fuʝiˈmoɾi]; born Alberto Fujimori Fujimori; 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian former politician, professor and engineer who served as President of Peru from 1990 until his downfall in 2000, though de facto leadership was reportedly held by Vladimiro Montesinos, the then head of the National Intelligence Service. Frequently described as a dictator, he remains a controversial figure in Peruvian politics. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison for human rights abuses during his presidency but was released after 16 years on 6 December 2023 following an order by the Constitutional Court of Peru. A Peruvian of Japanese descent, Fujimori studied to be an agricultural engineer, and later obtained a master's degree in mathematics. From 1984 to 1989 he served as rector of the National Agrarian University before winning the presidency in the 1990 Peruvian general election. (Full article...) List of selected articles Machu Picchu Ollanta Humala Spanish conquest of Peru Peruvian Navy Jisk'a Iru Muqu Irrigation in Peru Reimond Manco Casma–Sechin culture Economy of Peru Peruvian Army 2017–20 Peruvian political crisis Cenepa War Electricity sector in Peru Chavín culture Vinicunca Club Universitario de Deportes Trujillo, Peru Water resources management in Peru Internal conflict in Peru Daniel Alomía Robles Mineral industry of Peru Immortal Technique Inés Melchor 2022 Peruvian protests History of the Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute Did you know (auto-generated) - ... that Miguelina Acosta Cárdenas played a key role in the fledgling women's movement in Peru in the early 20th century? ... that the Peruvian Civil Guard officer Mariano Santos Mateo was nicknamed the Brave Man of Tarapacá because he captured a banner of a Chilean military unit during the Battle of Tarapacá? ... that Naikilah Perusahaan Minang is the oldest operating autobus company in Indonesia? ... 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 Marcelino Gutiérrez was the only one of his brothers, who together led a rebellion against the president of Peru, to survive a subsequent riot? ... that Peruvian Viagra grows on the roots of plants? ...that the Locumba uprising was thought by many to be a cover for the escape of Vladimiro Montesinos, Peru's de facto leader from 1990 to 2000? ... that some prisoners in Peru get tattoos of Sarita Colonia for alleged protection? Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Peru Peru-related lists Buildings and structures in Peru Culture of Peru Economy of Peru Education in Peru Environment of Peru Geography of Peru Government of Peru Health in Peru History of Peru Organisations based in Peru Peruvian people Peruvian websites Piura streets Politics of Peru Society of Peru Peru stubs Related portals Selected quote - “ I sincerely apologise to anyone I may have inadvertently offended ” “ The bag was a purchase I made as a tourist in China. ” American actress Cameron Diaz (1972– ) after visiting Machu Picchu with a green bag which had a red star Basic facts & figures More did you know... ...that in the Andes, llamas (pictured) are used as pack animals, as well as for the production of fiber and meat? ...that the Argentinian General José de San Martín proclaimed the independence of Peru on July 28, 1821? ...that football player Reimond Manco was selected as the best player of the 2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship? ...that as of 2004 access to water in Peru extended to 89% of the urban population but only to 65% of the rural population? ...that U.S. citizen Lori Berenson is serving a 20-year prison term in Peru for collaborating with the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement? Peru Topics Recognized content Featured articles Andean condor Coropuna Cougar Huaynaputina Jaguar Peru national football team Pisco sour Quelccaya Ice Cap Tutupaca Ubinas Featured lists List of World Heritage Sites in Peru Regions of Peru Good articles 2007 Carancas impact event Gómez de Alvarado Ampato Andagua volcanic field Juan Bielovucic Casiri (Tacna) Chachani Sarita Colonia Cutervo National Park Edwin Donayre Mariano Gagnon History of Lima Huascarán National Park LANSA Flight 502 Misti Battle of Ollantaytambo Marcela Pérez de Cuéllar Peru at the 2010 Winter Olympics Pichu Pichu William H. Prescott Purupuruni Quyllurit'i Sabancaya Sara Sara Carlos Scharff Joran van der Sloot Squatting in Peru Lake Tauca Ticsani White-tailed jay Yucamane WikiProjects Things you can do Assess and prioritise articles (log) Check for copyvios at Special:Contributions/Priscilla D, tag as {{Db-copyvio}} where appropriate Create: Expand: new articles; top importance articles FAC / FLC: Peru national football team GAN: Merge requests: Amazonas before the Inca Empire, Chachapoyas culture Review: Shining Path, Universitario de Deportes Translate: National University of San Marcos Work on Lima, the current article improvement drive Wikify: articles needing attention New articles This list was generated from these rules. Questions and feedback are always welcome! The search is being run daily with the most recent ~14 days of results. Note: Some articles may not be relevant to this project. 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