61. Travel In The Amazon, Peru - Culture The Amazon culture. For many years the source of the Amazon river remained a mystery. It was not until 1971 that the true source http://www.americatravelling.net/peru/the_amazon/the_amazon_culture.htm

The Amazon - Culture F or many years the source of the Amazon river remained a mystery. It was not until 1971 that the true source of the Amazon was confirmed by American Explorer, Loren McIntyre, who led a small National Geographic expedition to a pond on the Andean peak of Choquecorao, just 150 km east of the Pacific Ocean, out of which an icy stream, the Rio Apurimac, trickles. It is over 6000 kilometres from this distant source to the Atlantic Ocean. Before it reaches the sea, the Amazon will have changed names many times, collected the water of 15,000 tributaries and drained a basin of 7,045,000 sq. km stretching into seven countries. It is 150 miles wide at its mouth, bearing 170 billion gallons of water to the sea every hour at a rate of over 6 million cubic feet per second A fifth of all the world's fresh water flows through the Amazon basin, justifying its title "The World's Greatest River" Around the "belt line" of the earth lies a warm, tropical zone where over 400 inches of rain fall every year. That averages out to more than an inch of rain, everyday! A lot of water falls onto the land surrounding the river, what is called the "Amazon River drainage basin". A good way to understand what a drainage basin is to think of the whole northern half of the continent of South America as a shallow dish, or saucer. Whenever rain falls and lands anywhere in the river basin it all runs into the lowest place in the pan, which happens to be the Amazon River. The sheer volume of rain in the Amazon jungle, as well as the slope of the surrounding land, combine to create the enormous river known as the Amazon.

62. Huarochirí, A Peruvian Culture In Time An ethnographic and historical tour of some of the communities of the Andean province of Huarochir­, peru. http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/chaysimire/

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63. Peru - An Introduction Tells about the geography, history and culture of South America's third largest country. http://www.interknowledge.com/peru/

PERU Introduction We can assure your majesty that it is so beautiful and has such fine buildings that it would even be remarkable in Spain. -Francisco Pizarro, describing Cuzco in a letter to King Charles V of Spain. P eru is South America's third largest country, covering 1,285,215 sq. km., and can be divided into three distinct geographic regions. The best known of these is the central high sierra of the Andes, with its massive peaks, steep canyons, and extraordinary pre Columbian archaeological sites. The Andes are still one of the world's most unstable mountain ranges, with frequent earthquakes, landslides, and flash floods. Despite such instability, the Andes are also the site of the most fascinating pre-Columbian cities of South America-like the great city of the clouds, Machu Picchu. The Andes are by no means the only region to visit in Peru. Also of great interest is Peru's narrow, lowland coastal region, a northern extension of the Atacama Desert. Although the Atacama is generally known as the most arid region on the planet, the climate along Peru's shores is made cooler and less dry by La Garuùa, a dense fog created by the collision of the frigid waters of the Humboldt Current with the heated sands of the Atacama. Lima, Trujillo, and Chiclayo, three of Peru's major population centres, are located along this coastal desert. Peru's third great region is the dense forest that surrounds the headwaters of the Amazon beneath the eastern slopes of the Andes. This part of the country is so inaccessible that only the most adventurous and intrepid travelers should attempt to penetrate its mysterious emerald depths. In fact, the region's capital of Iquitos, a city of 400,000, is accessible only by air or by boat up the Amazon.

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65. Descendants Of The Incas: Inca Weaving Traditions And Family Ties. Fulfills one of the major goals of the Center For Traditional Textiles of Cusco, peru to share information about the Native American culture of the Andes. http://www.incas.org/

Welcome to Descendants of the Incas. We hope the images and comments you explore will give you a flavor of the rich culture of Inca people living today near the city of Cusco, once the capital of the Inca empire. Descendants Of The Incas fulfills one of the major goals of the Center For Traditional Textiles of Cusco, Peru: to share information with you and others about the Native American culture of the Andes. The Center's overall purpose is to help preserve and celebrate Andean textiles and assist their makers in carrying on a tradition practiced for more than 2000 years. Nilda grew up in the high village of Chinchero, an important Inca center where, in the sixteenth century, the Emperor Tupa Inca built his country estate, a palace, temple, ceremonial spaces, terraces and royal storehouses. Chinchero also served as a Tambo or resting place on the Inca Royal Road. Machu Picchu, the so called "lost city of the Incas," not far from Chinchero, is thought to have served as the next Tambo on the Inca Road. We welcome any suggestions or feedback from you as you explore our site.

66. Peru - Culture, Class, And Hierarchy In Society culture, Class, And Hierarchy In Society peru. Share travel photos peru - culture, Class, And Hierarchy In Society. A large part http://www.exploitz.com/Peru-Culture-Class-And-Hierarchy-In-Society-cg.php

Culture, Class, And Hierarchy In Society - Peru Share travel photos on the Exploitz.com website, the leading travel photography site on the Internet! Peru Hotels Peru Hostels Peru Sights Spanish Quiz ... Alicante Benidorm Costa Blanca Spain Travel tips from a local citizen. Peru Posters Customize your home,school or office with a Peru poster! Wonalancet Peruvian Cotton Peruviennes la Poterie 1990 Peruvian Lily 331006 Peruvian Lily ... Next Page Peru - Culture, Class, And Hierarchy In Society In the Selva, tribal lands in the early 1990s were in even more jeopardy than the Quechua and Aymara farmland in the Sierra. Although community rights were acknowledged, if not respected, in the Andes, outsiders have virtually never accepted this fact in the case of the Amazonian peoples. Nevertheless, apparently many tribal societies, such as the Shipibo, have held their traditional hunting, fishing, and swidden lands in continuous usufruct for as long as 2,000 years. As a result of the land reforms under the Velasco government, however, laws established the land rights of Amazonian native communities. Consequently, some groups, such as the Cocama-Cocamilla, have been able to secure their agroecological base. The Afro-Peruvians who came as slaves with the first wave of conquest remained in that position until released from it by Marshal Ramón Castilla (1845-51, 1855-62) in 1854. During their long colonial experience, many Afro-Peruvians, especially the mulattos and others of mixed racial parentage, were freed to assume working-class roles in the coastal valleys. Even fewer blacks than Europeans settled in the highland towns and for virtually all the colonial epoch remained concentrated in the central coastal valleys. Lima's colonial population was 50 percent African during much of the era. Indeed, the term "criollo" was originally identified with native-born blacks and acquired much of its special meaning in association with urban, streetwise behavior. The social status of blacks in many ways paralleled that of the native Americans in rank and role in society.

67. Welcome To Peru Contains information about culture, environment, history, attractions and when to go. http://www.geocities.com/richfel

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68. Peru - An Introduction Tips, information, culture and history facts. Also descriptions of most popular tourist attractions in the country. http://www.geographia.com/peru/

PERU Introduction We can assure your majesty that it is so beautiful and has such fine buildings that it would even be remarkable in Spain. -Francisco Pizarro, describing Cuzco in a letter to King Charles V of Spain. P eru is South America's third largest country, covering 1,285,215 sq. km., and can be divided into three distinct geographic regions. The best known of these is the central high sierra of the Andes, with its massive peaks, steep canyons, and extraordinary pre Columbian archaeological sites. The Andes are still one of the world's most unstable mountain ranges, with frequent earthquakes, landslides, and flash floods. Despite such instability, the Andes are also the site of the most fascinating pre-Columbian cities of South America-like the great city of the clouds, Machu Picchu. The Andes are by no means the only region to visit in Peru. Also of great interest is Peru's narrow, lowland coastal region, a northern extension of the Atacama Desert. Although the Atacama is generally known as the most arid region on the planet, the climate along Peru's shores is made cooler and less dry by La Garuùa, a dense fog created by the collision of the frigid waters of the Humboldt Current with the heated sands of the Atacama. Lima, Trujillo, and Chiclayo, three of Peru's major population centres, are located along this coastal desert. Peru's third great region is the dense forest that surrounds the headwaters of the Amazon beneath the eastern slopes of the Andes. This part of the country is so inaccessible that only the most adventurous and intrepid travelers should attempt to penetrate its mysterious emerald depths. In fact, the region's capital of Iquitos, a city of 400,000, is accessible only by air or by boat up the Amazon.

69. Inca Son ~ Music And Dance Of The Andes Harp, Violin, etc. LINKS. cultures of the Andes. peru Home Page/Internet peru. peru Photo Gallery/PROMperu. Inca History and culture. http://www.incason.com/html/peru.shtml

Home About Inca Son Our Music Performances ... Machu Picchu in Danger Para mi Peru querido, con todo mi cariño. The Andes region expands through much of South America (including Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and North of Chile), and therefore innumerous quantities of rhythms, musical styles and melodies each stemming from particular areas fit under the term: "traditional Andean music." The most familiar of these rhythms, styles or melodies are the: Huayno, Sikuri, San Juanito, Carnavalito, Trote, Saya, Tuntunas, Huaylas, Yaravi, Marinera, Cueca, Pandilla, Llamerada, Cuyahuada, Bailecito, Pasillo, San Juan, Albaso, Diablada, Tondero, Samba, etc. The instruments that the natives use (and/or the different materials with which they make them) are also particular to specific areas, and are directly related to the natural elements at hand for the making of the instruments. While in one area the back of a charango might be made with the carcass of an armadillo, in another it might be made with the shell of a tortoise; while in one area the sikus flute (pan flute) might be made from thin and long bamboo, producing a windy sound, in another area it might be made with thick and wide bamboo, producing a full sound, or, while in one area a dried gourd (the Guiro) might be used for percussion, in another a dried bean pod (the Vaina) might serve instead; etc. Following is a partial list of native and string instruments used in Andean music:

70. Peru - History & Culture peru History culture. peru is best known as the heart of the Inca empire, but it was home to many diverse indigenous cultures long before the Incas arrived. http://www.geographia.com/peru/peruhistory.htm

PERU P eru is best known as the heart of the Inca empire, but it was home to many diverse indigenous cultures long before the Incas arrived. Although there is evidence of human habitation in Peru as long ago as the eighth millennium BC , there is little evidence of organized village life until about 2500 BC. It was at about this time that climatic changes in the coastal regions prompted Peru's early inhabitants to move toward the more fertile interior river valleys. For the next 1500 years, Peruvian civilization developed into a number of organized cultures, including the Chavìn and the Sechìn. The Chavìn are best known for their stylized religious iconography, which included striking figurative depictions of various animals (the jaguar in particular) and which exercised considerable influence over the entire coastal region. The Sechìn are remembered more for their military hegemony than for their cultural achievement. The decline of the Chavìn and Sechìn cultures around the 5th century BC gave rise to a number of distinctive regional cultures. Some of these, including the Saliner and the Paracas, are celebrated for artistic and technological advances such as kiln-fired ceramics and sophisticated weaving techniques. From the Paracas arose the Nazca, whose legacy includes the immense and cryptic Nazca Lines. However, the accomplish- ments of these and other early Peruvian civilizations seem today to pale in comparison to the robust pre-Columbian civilization of the Inca.

71. Rumbosdelperu International magazine produced in peru which covers topics of tourism, ecology, the environment and culture. http://www.rumbosdelperu.com/englishver/homeing.htm

Thinking of you... RUMBOS is a publication for those who love culture, the environment and ecology. Made for a discerning public, and edited and produced in Peru by a team of first class journalists, its aim is to show the beauty of Peru's, and the rest of Latin America's, cultural and natural heritage and promote conservation efforts. RUMBOS website offers you a number of services. Through Rumbos Travel you can plan your busin ess trips or your holidays. Our team of operators can give you expert advice in accordance with your own tastes and preferences. In Econews we will keep you up to date with all the latest travel, cultural and ecological news. Rumbos NGO develops projects to study conservation and environmental impact, as well as the promotion and protection of culture. We are also keen to receive your suggestions and contributions, and to respond to your letters.

72. Cultural Expeditions Peru Provides Custom Group Tours.html Provides tours to peru's history, archaeology, arts and culture. http://www.culturalexpeditions.com

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73. Peru - History Paredones near Cajamarca. The Wari culture was the first strongly militaristic and urban culture of peru. Also, it was influenced http://www.travelvantage.com/per_his.html

PERU: THE HISTORY We do not know for sure how far back we can trace the history of mankind in Peru as new findings are pushing back in the very far past the start of human inhabitation in these lands. Up until recently, we only thought that human civil life had started around 7000 years ago..... Chilca was inhabited about 4000 BC and the other two sites about 2000 BC. The inhabitants fished with nets or with bone hooks and collected seafood such as crabs and sea urchins. Various crops were cultivated, including cotton which appeared early (about 3000 BC) as well as chilli peppers, beans' squashes and, about 1400 BC, corn. The cotton was used to make clothing, mainly with the simple techniques of twining and later by weaving. Roughly contemporary with these coastal settlements was the enigmatic site of Kotosh near Huanuco - one of the earliest ruins in highland Peru. Little is known about the people who lived here, but their buildings were the most developed for that period, and pottery fragments found here predate by several hundred years those found in other parts of Peru. From around 1250 BC to 850 BC there are remains in the Viru Valley and Guanape area, about 50 km south of Trujillo on the north coast which show that, during this time, ceramics developed from rude undecorated pots to sculpted, incised and simply colored pots of high quality. Weaving, fishing and horticulture also unproved and simple funerary offerings have been found. After these early time we start having a better knowledge of the early inhabitants of Peru.

74. Peru Art And Culture Search. South America for Visitors, peru Art and culture Guide picks. Literature, music, museums, hand crafts, art, languages, cuisine and recreational resources. http://gosouthamerica.about.com/cs/peruculture/

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76. Archaeology & Culture Peru Tropical Nature Travel Ancient Cultures of peru The Pacific Coast of peru, one of the Earth s most arid regions, was once home to civilizations as sophisticated as that of the Incas. http://tropicalnaturetravel.com/travel/peru/culture.html

Your browser does not support script Peru Introduction Country Info Peru General Info What To Bring Maps Jungle Lodges Introduction Itineraries Introduction Group Departures Birdwatching Inca Trail ... Conservation Through Ecotourism Peru Inca Trail to Machu Picchu Inca Trail camping adventure to Machu Picchu, "The Lost City of the Incas". Fixed and private departures that include three or four nights camping visiting ancient archaeological sites surrounded by snow-covered mountain scenery, cloud forests and a rich biodiversity. Ancient Cultures of Peru Land of the Incas Explore the Sacred Valley of the Incas with a visit to Machu Picchu, Cusco, Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman, Sacred Valley, Pisac Indian market and Ollantaytambo fortress. Machu Picchu "the lost city" of the Incas discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911, is reached by a fascinating train journey from Cusco. The ruins continue to enchant visitors with their exquisite stonework, perched on precipitous slopes of the Andes Mountains overlooking the Urubamba Valley. Chachapoyas in the north central highlands of Peru is the doorway of adventure into a world of lost civilizations and ancient ruins. Kuelap (Cuelap), a mountaintop fortress city, rivals any ruins in the new world.

77. Ancient Cultures Of Peru Travel Tour Ancient cultures of peru. Private Service. Regular Service. Single Supplement. Ancient cultures of peru 11 Days of archaeology and culture, http://tropicalnaturetravel.com/travel/peru/culture_ancient.html

Your browser does not support script Peru Introduction Country Info Peru General Info What To Bring Maps Jungle Lodges Introduction Itineraries Introduction Group Departures Birdwatching Inca Trail Ancient Cultures Land of the Incas Machupicchu/Jungle Chachapoyas Andes of Peru ... Conservation Through Ecotourism Peru Ancient Cultures Chan Chan The Pacific Coast of Peru, one of the Earth's most arid regions, was once home to civilizations as sophisticated as that of the Incas. Lord of Sipan Visit the Bruning museum, Batán Grande, the frieze-covered Temples of the Sun and the Moon, the sprawling adobe city of Chan Chan, which was the capital of the Chimu Empire, Sipan, the world-famous tomb of a Moche ruler, and Túcume, also known as "the Valley of the 26 Pyramids". Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum Machu Picchu "the lost city" of the Incas discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911, is reached by a fascinating train journey from Cusco. The ruins continue to enchant visitors with their exquisite stonework, perched on precipitous slopes of the Andes Mountains overlooking the Urubamba Valley. Visit the nearby ruins of Kenko, Puca-Pucara, Tambomachay and the Inca fortress of Sacsayhuaman. Lima - Chiclayo - Trujillo - Cusco - Yucay - Machu Picchu PERU Duration: 11 days, 10 nights.

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79. Encyclopedia: Culture Of Peru Encyclopedia culture of peru. peru has passed through various intellectual stagesfrom colonial Hispanic culture to European Romanticism after independence. http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Culture-of-Peru

Supporter Benefits Signup Login Sources ... Pies Factoid #49 English speaking kids are the biggest novel readers but are the least enthusiastic comics readers Interesting Facts Make your own graph: Hold down Control and click on several. Compare All Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Top 100 Bottom 100 Bottom 20 Bottom 10 Bottom 5 All (desc) in category: Select Category Agriculture Crime Currency Democracy Economy Education Energy Environment Food Geography Government Health Identification Immigration Internet Labor Language Manufacturing Media Military Mortality People Religion Sports Taxation Transportation Welfare with statistic: view: Correlations Printable graph / table Pie chart Scatterplot with ... * Asterisk means graphable. Added May 21 Mortality stats Multi-users ½ price Catholic stats Top Graphs Richest Most Murderous Most Populous Most Militaristic ... More Stats Categories Agriculture Background Crime Currency ... Welfare Updated: May 07, 2004 Encyclopedia : Culture of Peru Sponsored links: The relationship between Hispanic and Indian cultures has shaped the face of Peru . During pre-Columbian times, Peru was one of the major centers of artistic expression in America , where pre- Inca cultures, such as Chavin, Paracas

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NAZCA LINES Stretching across the Nazca plains, like a giant map or blueprint left by ancient astronauts, lie the famous Nazca Lines of Peru. The Nazca Lines are an enigma. No one know who had built them or indeed why. Since their discovery, the Nazca Lines have inspired fantastic explanations from ancient gods, a landing strip for returning aliens, a celestial calendar, used for rituals probably related to astronomy, to confirm the ayllus or clans who made up the population and to determine through ritual their economic functions held up by reciprocity and redistribution or, a map of underground water supplies. There are also huge geoglyphs in Egypt, Malta, United States (Mississippi and California), Chile, Bolivia and in other countries. But the Nazca geoglyphs, because of their numbers, characteristics, dimensions and cultural continuity as they were made and remade through out the whole prehispanic period, form the most impressive as well as enigmatic archeological group. The Nazca Lines are located in the Pampa region of Peru, the desolate plain of the Peruvian coast which comprises the Pampas of San Jose (Jumana), Socos, El Ingenio and others in the province of Nasca, which is 400 Km. South of Lima, covers an area of approximately 450 km2, of sandy desert as well as the slopes of the contours of the Andes. They cover nearly 400 square miles of desert. Etched in the surface of the desert pampa sand about 300 hundred figures made of straight lines, geometric shapes most clearly visible from the air. They were supposedly built by an ancient civilization called the Nazca.

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