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The history of Peru spans 15 millennia, [ 1 ] extending back through several stages of cultural development along the country's desert coastline and in the Andes mountains. Peru's coast was home to the Norte Chico civilization, the oldest civilization in the Americas and one of the six cradles of civilization in the world.
The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was established. 1839: 25 August: The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was officially dissolved. 1866: 2 May: A Spanish fleet under the command of Admiral Casto Méndez Núñez besieged the port city of Callao. 1879: 5 April: War of the Pacific: Chile declared war on Peru and Bolivia. 1883: 20 October
t. e. Peruvian territory was inhabited 14,000 years ago by hunters and gatherers. Subsequent developments include the appearance of sedentary communities that developed agriculture and irrigation, and the emergence of complex socio-political hierarchies that created sophisticated civilizations, technology and monumental construction.
Peru, [ e ] officially the Republic of Peru, [ f ] 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 ...
History of Lima. Jirón de la Unión was the main street of Lima in the early 20th century. The history of Lima, the capital of Peru, began with its foundation by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535. The city was established on the valley of the Rímac River in an area populated by the Ichma polity. It became the capital of the Viceroyalty of ...
This category has the following 14 subcategories, out of 14 total. History of Peru by region (14 C) History of Peru by period (6 C) History of Peru by topic (8 C, 1 P)
The Second part of the royal commentary (la Segunda parte de los comentarios reales) better known as the General history of Peru (La historia general del Perú), is a historical literary work written by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, the first Peruvian and Spanish mestizo of intellectual renown. It was published in 1617, in Córdoba, Spain, a year ...
Culture of Peru. Peruvian culture is the gradual blending of Amerindian cultures with European and Asian ethnic groups. The ethnic diversity and rugged geography of Peru allowed diverse traditions and customs to co-exist.