Portal:Peru

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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 Peru and site of a Real Audiencia in 1543. In the 17th century, the city prospered as the center of an extensive trade network despite damage from earthquakes and the threat of pirates. However, prosperity came to an end in the 18th century due to an economic downturn and the Bourbon Reforms.

The population of Lima played an ambivalent role in the 1821–1824 Peruvian War of Independence; the city suffered exactions from Royalist and Patriot armies alike. After independence, Lima became the capital of the Republic of Peru. It enjoyed a short period of prosperity in the mid-19th century until the 1879–1883 War of the Pacific when it was looted and occupied by Chilean troops. After the war, the city went through a period of demographic expansion and urban renewal. Population growth accelerated in the 1940s spurred by immigration from the Andean regions of Peru. This gave rise to the proliferation of shanty towns as public services failed to keep up with the city expansion. (Full article...)

Osambela House (Spanish: Casa de Osambela) is one of the biggest houses built in Lima during the colonial period. This mansion was built between 1803 and 1805, but was officially finished in 1807. It has five balconies and a mirador from which the first owner of the place, Don Martín de Osambela, watched with a spyglass the arrival of galleons to the port of Callao. It was renovated in 2003 and serves as a venue for art exhibitions and cultural events. (more...)

The Colombia-Peru War (September 1, 1932 - May 24, 1933) was an armed conflict between the Republic of Colombia and the Republic of Peru. The War was the result of dissatisfaction with the Salomón-Lozano Treaty and the imposition of heavy tariffs on sugar and started with an internal insurrection in Peru, a civilian takeover of the city Iquitos. On the first of september President Luis Miguel Sánchez dispatched two regiments of the Peruvian Army to Leticia and Tarapacá, both Peruvian settlementes in the Amazonas Region in present day southern Colombia. (more...)

• September  8, 1995 - Anthropologist Johan Reinhard discovers the mummy Juanita near the summit of the volcano Ampato.

• September 12, 1982 - The FIVB Women's World Championship Volleyball started in Lima.

• September 15, 2007 - The Carancas impact event occurred when a large chondritic meteorite crashed near the village of Carancas.

• September 23, 1821 - The National Anthem was first performed publicly in the Theater of Lima after a contest issued earlier that year by José de San Martín.

Vinicunca, or Winikunka, also called Montaña de Siete Colores (literally: Mountain of seven colors), Montaña de Colores (Mountain of colors) or Montaña Arcoíris (Rainbow Mountain), is a mountain in the Andes of Peru with an altitude of 5,036 metres (16,522 ft) above sea level. It is located on the road to the Ausangate mountain, in the Cusco region, between Cusipata District, province of Quispicanchi, and Pitumarca District, province of Canchis.

Tourist access requires a two-hour drive from Cusco and a walk of about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi), or a three-and-a-half-hour drive through Pitumarca and a one-half-kilometre (0.31 mi) steep walk (1–1.5 hours) to the hill. As of 2019, no robust methods of transportation to Vinicunca have been developed to accommodate travelers, as it requires passage through a valley. (Full article...)

• ... that Naikilah Perusahaan Minang is the oldest operating autobus company in Indonesia?
• ... that Josiane Lima won Brazil's first Paralympic rowing medal?
• ... that Ariana Orrego was the first Peruvian gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games?
• ... that sisters Talia and Tori DellaPeruta, college teammates at North Carolina, play soccer professionally for Sampdoria?
• ... that Juan José Cabezudo was an openly gay chef and street-food seller in 19th-century Lima?
• ... that the white-tailed jay found in Ecuador and Peru was once thought to have been brought to Mexico by pre-Columbian trade?
• ... that some prisoners in Peru get tattoos of Sarita Colonia for alleged protection?
• ... that the Shining Path used squatting as a tactic to gain support during the internal conflict in Peru?

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National Symbol	Capital	Currency	Time zone	National Anthem	Language	Population census
Symbols of Peru	City of Lima	Sol		Somos libres	Spanish	33,726,000

• ...that the city of Cusco (pictured), the former capital of the Inca Empire, has the highest ultraviolet light level on Earth?
• ...that in the 1990s, the Peruvian economy underwent a process of liberalization which discarded protectionism and privatized state companies?
• ...that in the 1941 Ecuadorian–Peruvian war a Peruvian paratroop unit carried out the first airborne combat operation in the Western Hemisphere?
• ...that it has been suggested that climate changes provoked by an El Niño event played an important part in the collapse of the Moche civilization?
• ...that in 1984, during the internal conflict in Peru, members of the Peruvian Army massacred 123 men, women and children in the town of Putis?

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