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  2. Culture of Peru - Wikipedia

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    Huacas del Sol y de la Luna, located six kilometers south from Trujillo Peruvian architecture is a conjunction of European styles exposed to the influence of indigenous imagery. Two of the most well-known examples of the Early Colonial period are the Cathedral of Cusco and the Church of Santa Clara of Cuzco .

  3. Kené - Wikipedia

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    When the Shipibo visionary healer (meraya or onanya) establishes a deep connection with the jakon nete, this link is called kano. [7] The designs generated in the imagination from this deep link with the jakon nete are called kene. [8] A good part of the designs are inspired by dreams, visions of ayahuasca, diets with master plants and nature ...

  4. Paracas culture - Wikipedia

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    The late Paracas phase (380–260 BCE) was linked with the homogenization of Paracas ceramics and the influx of people visiting the huacas in the southern coast of Peru. [7] This period involved the growing presence of the "Oculate Being," a creature that was a major part of the Inca valley.

  5. Chivateros - Wikipedia

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    Cardich, Augusto: Origen del hombre y de la cultura andinos. Tomo I de la Historia del Perú, pp. 108–109. Lima, Editorial Juan Mejía Baca, 1982. Cuarta edición. ISBN 84-499-1606-2; Kaulicke, Peter: "El Perú Antiguo I (9000 a.C.-200d.C.) Los periodos arcaico y formativo". Tomo primero de la Historia del Perú.

  6. History of Peru - Wikipedia

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    The etymology of Peru: The word Peru may be derived from Birú, the name of a local ruler who lived near the Bay of San Miguel, Panama, in the early 16th century. [29] When his possessions were visited by Spanish explorers in 1522, they were the southernmost part of the New World yet known to Europeans. [ 30 ]

  7. Indigenous peoples of Peru - Wikipedia

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    Indigenous people hold title to substantial portions of Peru, primarily in the form of communal reserves (Spanish: reservas comunales). The largest Indigenous communal reserve in Peru belongs to the Matsés people and is located on the Peruvian border with Brazil on the Javary River.

  8. Chincha culture - Wikipedia

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    Chincha is one of the largest valleys on the Pacific coast of Peru. The valley is about 220 kilometres (140 mi) south of Lima, Peru.The surrounding desert is virtually rainless but the Chincha River flowing down from the Andes waters an extensive valley in the shape of a triangle about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north to south along the coast and extending about 20 kilometres (12 mi) inland. 22,000 ...

  9. Pre-Columbian Peru - Wikipedia

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    According to some, lithics found in the caves of Pikimachay, Chivateros, Lauricocha, Paiján, and Toquepala provide the evidence for the date. [citation needed]The oldest securely dated remains appear in 10000 BCE in the Guitarrero Cave, Yungay, then in the coast (in the districts Chilca and Paracas) and in the highlands (in the Callejón de Huaylas).