Tag: Peru

The Constitution of 1993 is in force. Administratively, the country is divided into departments: Ayacucho, Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ica, Callao, Cajamarca, Cusco, La Libertad, Lambaeque, Lima, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ucayali. The most important cities are: Lima, Ayacucho, Arequipa, Ica, Iquitos, Cajamarca, Cusco, Pucallpa, […]

According to nexticle, indigenous people of Peru are the so-called Quechúa and the Aymará. In judging the significance of the anthropological characters of the ethnic people of Peru it is extremely important to take into account the facts presented by Bolivia, because they are more characteristic and better known. In this region an anthropogeographic division […]

MONEY Currency 1 sol = 100 centimos. Currency abbreviation: S /., PEN (ISO code). Banknotes are available in denominations of 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 S /. Coins are worth 5, 2 and 1 S /. as well as 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 céntimos in circulation. (5 and 1 céntimos are rarely […]

GENERAL Official name of the state Republic of Peru. Capital Lima. Geography As a country located in South America according to hyperrestaurant, Peru is a mountainous country on the Pacific coast, south of the equator. The country borders with Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil and Bolivia to the east and Chile to the […]

The Inca lost city of Machu Picchu is one of many big dreams for many. Embraced by the steep mountains, the wonder leaves the much-seen tourist easily speechless. The pictures do not do justice to Machu Picchu. When the ancient Inca city appears in the morning in the midst of the fog, the visible cannot […]

It is difficult to historically reconstruct the origin of the Inca kingdom. With this title the ancient Peruvians called their kings and the main royals with divine attributes, that is “Sons of the Sun”. According to traditional history, four brothers of the “Ayares” tribes of the Quecha Indians, inhabitants in the Paccaritampu area (about 8 […]