81. Peru Embassy: Australia: Culture: Symbols Of Peru Folk medicine, one of peru s oldest cultural traditions, is practiced by shamans or and ancestral knowledge make them interpreters of their culture s religions http://www.embaperu.org.au/culture/symbols.html

35 Symbols that Identify Peru Article from EL DORADO - International Magazine of Peru No.4 PromPeru; July-September 1996 Which are the symbols commonly associated with Peru by foreigners? Which are the symbols we Peruvians identify with? This list is neither complete nor official. It is just a selection - thus arbitrary - of the main images related to work practices, history, customs and beliefs of Peruvians. Each reader will make their own selection. The National Anthem The Flag The Coat of Arms The Andes ... Peruvian National Anthem The National Anthem Once the Protectorate was established after the country's independence, General Jose de San Martin initiated a contest to establish the national anthem as a symbol of sovereignty. The winning piece was written by Jose Bernardo Alcedo (music) and Jose de la Torre Ugarte (lit.). Alcedo and Ugarte's anthem, considered one of the most beautiful in the world, was sung for the first time in the Principal Theater of Lima on the night of September 24, 1821, by Rosa Merino de Arenas, and was adopted as Peru's National Anthem on April 15, 1822. The Flag BACK TO TOP National Coat of Arms A Congressional law passed by Simon Bolivar in 1825 consecrated the Coat of Arms of Peru. This comprises three fields: sky blue to upper right, with a vicuña looking inwards; white to the upper left with a cinchona tree and red in the horizontal lower field, with a golden cornucopia spilling out gold coins. These symbols represent the natural wealth of Peru. On the top, like a crest, is a civic crown of oak seen from the side. On both sides the Coat of Arms has a flag and a standard.

82. Capture Of An Inca King: Francisco Pizarro Capture of an Inca King Francisco Pizarro. from Narrative of the Conquest of peru, by his secretary, Francisco de Xeres, 153034. Pizarro sends for Atahualpa.. http://www.fll.vt.edu/culture-civ/spanish/texts/spainlatinamerica/pizarro.html

Capture of an Inca King: Francisco Pizarro from Narrative of the Conquest of Peru , by his secretary, Francisco de Xeres, 1530-34 [Pizarro sends for Atahualpa.] On reaching the center of the open space, Atahualpa remained in his litter on high, and the others with him, while his troops did not cease to enter. A captain then came to the front and, ascending the fortress near the open space, where the artillery was posted, raised his lance twice, as for a signal. Seeing this, the Governor asked the Father Friar Vicente if he wished to go and speak to Atahualpa, with an interpreter. He replied that he did wish it, and he advanced, with a cross in one hand and the Bible in the other, and going amongst the troops up to the place where Atahualpa was, thus addressed him: "I am a priest of God, and I teach Christians the things of God, and in like manner I come to teach you. What I teach is that which God says to us in this Book. Therefore, on the part of God and of the Christians, I beseech you to be their friend, for such is God's will, and it will be for your good. Go and speak to the Governor, who waits for you." Atahualpa asked for the Book, that he might look at it, and the priest gave it to him closed. Atahualpa did not know how to open it, and the priest was extending his arm to do so, when Atahualpa, in great anger, gave him a blow on the arm, not wishing that it should be opened. Then he opened it himself, and, without any astonishment at the letters and paper, as had been shown by other Indians, he threw it away from him five or six paces, and, to the words which the monk had spoken to him through the interpreter, he answered with much scorn, saying: "I know well how you have behaved on the road, how you have treated my chiefs, and taken the cloth from my storehouses." The monk replied: "The Christians have not done this, but some Indians took the cloth without the knowledge of the Governor, and he ordered it to be restored." Atahualpa said: "I will not leave this place until they bring it all to me." The monk returned with this reply to the Governor.

83. Peru: An Overview Of The Country of the Incas, 1869), a vivid historical chronicle about the Inca culture and empire who composed a collection of historical and legendary tales about peru s past http://www.peru-explorer.com/cities.htm

PERU GATEWAY TRAVEL The BEST and most informative site on Peru for travel and tourism to Lima, Machu Picchu, Cusco, Cuzco and all of Peru. Use our unique PERU TRAVEL PLANNER to help plan your travel itinerary. Toll free 1 888 671 2852 / 1 888 671 2853 E-Mail info@peru-explorer.com Overview Edition PERU TRAVEL PLANNER Home Machu Picchu Cusco ... History Overview Religion Call Centers TOLL FREE Monday - Friday From 9 am to 6 pm ET 1 888 671 2852 voice 1 888 671 2853 voice voice 1 877 260 2423 voice 1 877 160 2370 voice 1 877 260 2209 f ax UK customers call 0871 871 1895 voice 0871 871 1897 voice 0871 919 6193 fax Check for current Weather conditions for top destinations in Peru Peru General Information Peru is located in the west central part of South America. It encompasses an area of 498,222 square miles (1 `285, 215 km2) and can be compared in size to Spain, France and former West Germany combined. In South America, only Brazil and Argentina are larger. Peru is the 19th largest country in the world. Peru is bordered to the north by Ecuador, to the south by Chile and Bolivia, to the east by Colombia and Brazil and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a varied and diverse country due to the climatic, natural and cultural diversity of its regions. It is 1,554 miles (2,500 km) long, and has 3 natural regions: coast, sierra and jungle.

84. Peru, Chapter 1: Culture Shock In Lima peru Travelogue Chapter 1 culture Shock in Lima. We are also told that there are many Japanese in peru, so in a way, we are sampling the local culture. http://www.gotterdammerung.org/travel/peru/culture-shock-in-lima.html

Search this site: Peru Travelogue Chapter 1: Culture Shock in Lima September 5-8, 2003 Friday, September 5 We arrive in San Diego from New York at 3:00p on the 4th. Quite a stupid thing to do given that we have not packed anything for the month-long trip yet. I am, as usual, in good spirits and full of optimism, which Maggie attributes to carelessness. I am not careless. In fact, I am quite careful to let her pack everything. This ensures that we won't forget a thing. I even make a short visit to the office to set up my mail forwarding. We wake up at 3:00a to the sound of the alarm, my cell phone, and subdued cursing. The cursing turns out to come from me and I feel generally unhappy about the prospect of driving to Los Angeles, then flying to Atlanta, and finally flying to Lima, the last two legs of the trip in ridiculously crowded plane seats. There's no choice despite me suggesting we postpone the trip indefinitely, and so we soon speed out on the Jetta, with two duffel bags housing our packs and everything else. The freeway entrance is closed for repairs and we have to take a long detour South, which does nothing to improve my disposition. I am almost in a good mood again and that lasts precisely 10 minutes, the time to check our bags and reach the gate, where a sign informs us that Delta has chosen our flight for an experimental service: all meals will be on pay-for basis. What?! I thought the grubby, high-fat, high-cholesterol miniscule food portion was included in our $500 tickets. Now we'd have to spend $20 to buy two meals of the same dubious quality, but perhaps served with a smile. We thwart Delta's program by purchasing equally bad airport food.

85. Andean Links Anthro Net the Andes , Books (bibliographic reference, and links; World Heritage Sites in peru; The art and culture of the Incas; Atlas de la cultura peruana; http://www.andes.org/bookmark.html

C ULTURES OF THE A NDES Culturas de los Andes Andean Links New additions added to the bottom of each catagory. Las mas recientes están al final de cada categoría. Andean Music Música Andina Cultures of the Andes, Quechua, Songs, Music, (at This site, with words and audio files) Andean MusicMúsica Andina , Quena instructions. Wayanay Inka , Nice page, traditional andean music with audio files of complete songs; has a page on Inka culture. * Inti-Illimani , group's web page Música de Jauja , songs from this Peruvian city Guitares du Quatuor Atahualpa Music of the Central Andes El Rincón Musical Peruano , Huaynos en formato MIDI Rumillajta , with RealAudio files Tunari ,Music of the Andes In Australia Pachakuti , Music of the Andes, in Europe, with links Andean Folk Music Group, with a few audio samples Quichua Mashis, Music samples, (sells Albums, instruments, clothing) Karumanta Jamuyku , Musical group, sample songs, (lovely music, difficult to purchase) Music from the Andes , large selection Sélections Musicales , Musique Péruvienne Lllapaku , Musique Bolivie Sisa Pacari , Music from the Andes Andean Dreams , with sample MP3 songs Musical Instruments Instrumentos Musical Instruments Of The Andes, some for sale

86. Peru Encompassed - Culture It includes info on peruvian culture, history, scenery, tourism etc. There are also links to other Websites and online resources. culture of peru. http://home.vicnet.net.au/~neils/peru/culture.html

87. Culture Of Peru culture of peru. Over half of peru’s 28.5 million people live along the coast. Most of the rest live in the Andes Mountains and http://www.languagecrossing.com/peru/about/culture.html

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88. Pre-Columbian Culture Links geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/9071/index.html Arqueologia del peru http//www http//www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/scmfaq.html culture and Society of http://www.lonedeer.com/precol.html

Pre-Columbian Culture Links Ron Warner Updated: May 27, 2003 Contents Anthropology and Archaeology General Aztec Central America Epigraphy, Linguistics ... Xochicalco Anthropology and Archaeology General: http://www.qozi.com/anthropology/ Antropology Resources http://www.yumtzilob.com/ Yumtzilob - website Over de Amerika's http://www.publicanthropology.org/Archive/AAListByYears.htm American Athropologist (Journal Archive) http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/sst/anthro/ Archaeology http://intarch.ac.uk/journal/issue1/index.html Internet Archaeology http://argos.evansville.edu/ Argos http://nautarch.tamu.edu/ Nautical Archaeology http://www.archaeology.co.uk/ Current Archaeology http://lanic.utexas.edu/

89. Travel To Peru Through An International Volunteer Program culture, Politics by Orin Starn A lively, literate anthology on the history and culture of peru that ranges from historical accounts to modern analysis. http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/peru/index.cfm

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90. The Peru Reader This book is as indispensable for the firsttime visitor to peru as for the serious student of Latin American history and culture. Michael F. Brown, author http://garnet.berkeley.edu/~dolorier/Reader/Reader.html

The PERU READER Sixteenth-century Spanish soldiers described it as a land filled with gold and silver, a land of untold wealth. To the Europeans who heard these stories it was a place of tantalizing mystery that mirrored dreams and desires unsatisfied by the Old World. Nineteenth-century travelers wrote of soaring Andean peaks plunging into luxuriant Amazonian canyons of orchids, pythons, and jaguars. Early twentieth-century adventurer Hiram Bingham told of the raging rivers and the wild jungles he traversed on his way to "discover" the "Lost City of the Incas," Machu Picchu. The richest treasures, the bloodiest conquest, the most poignant ballads, the most violent revolutionariesall have been attributed to Peru. Unparalleled in its scope, comprehensive, and written for the traveler and specialist alike, The Peru Reader "This is an extremely deep, broad and insightful collection on Peru." Jorge Castaneda Newsweek columnist and author of Utopia Unarmed: The Latin American Left after the Cold War "A livelier, more literate introduction to a foreign world could not be hoped for. A Peruvian trove, indeed; so much that one hardly knows where to begin dipping into its treasures."

91. Peru And Texas Cultures Well, the name of this page is The peruTexas Connection. You have to describe some similarities and dissimilarities, between the peruvian culture and the http://members.tripod.com/~texcolca1/body/traditions2.html

var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "tripod.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Check out the NEW Hotbot Tell me when this page is updated Traditions W ell, the name of this page is "The Peru-Texas Connection." You have already been introduced to a quick look of history, geography and other subjects. Now I am going to describe some similarities and dissimilarities, between the Peruvian culture and the Texan culture. I think that after living over 20 years in Texas and adopted it as my state, and particularly Houston as my new hometown, I have the knowledge to talk about this. However, it is not my intention to comment on which one is good and the other bad. It would be a mistake to make comparisons. All that I want is to examine and describe with the only purpose that this may help somebody to better understand both of these cultures. Whether a Peruvian goes to Texas or a Texan goes to Peru, this person is going to be exposed to one of these two cultures. The more that you know about it the easier for you to understand the other culture, and to accept it.

92. Rumbos Online: The Travel Magazine Of Peru Gallery. Art culture, Calendar of Festivals. The Chiribaya Art at the ICPNA. Ancient peru Comes to Brooklyn. Ayacucho in the Heart. http://www.rumbosperu.com/artculthome.htm

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93. GORP - Stone And Air - Ancient Cultures Of The Andes afficianados and UFO speculators may prefer to travel to the south coast of peru to see the mysterious Nazca lines and the remains of the Paracas culture. http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/latamer/arc_ande.htm

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94. 1Up Travel : Peru - History And Culture Of Peru. peru Get to know about the History and culture of peru. The Native American heritage of peru is one of the richest in South America. peru History and culture. http://www.1uptravel.com/international/southamerica/peru/history-culture.html

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95. Peru Andean Culture. Mysticism Or Esoterism?. Click and discover the history, culture and symbolism of our peru. Myth of Wiracocha and more http://www.enjoyperu.com/peru_travel_tours_information/peru_andean_cosmovision/p

PERU ANDEAN COSMOVISION by Enjoy Peru Travel Enjoy Peru Home Page Enjoy Peru Site Map ... Magazine Enter city name ENJOY PERU S.A. Main Headquarters Schell 343 - Of. 607 Miraflores - Lima 18 PERU Tel: +511 445-2550 Fax: +511 445-1750 TOLL FREE number: NORTHERN EUROPE Mr. Rex Quintyn 91 - 97 Boulevard Maurice Lemonnier 1000 BRUSSELS -BELGIUM Tel: +32(0)51620022 Fax: +32(0)51620011 EAST EUROPE Mrs. Sandra Pietsch CST TRAVEL Sp. z o. o ul. Dominikanska 3 31-043 Krakow POLAND Tel: (48) 12 4268110 Fax: (48) 12 4268101 ITALY Miss Karina Ruiz Via Padova, 60 20121 MILANO - ITALY Tel:. 02-36517205 Fax: 02-36517206 Do you know  that for more than 5000 years the andean civilization developed a social cultural balance based on the respect to the nature and the community, transmitting its 'written' wisdom through the simbolism of its cultural objects?  that its agricultural societies learnt to domesticate the nature without destroying it, by developing the cultivation of healing and nutritious plants, animal breeding and the engineering of soils, giving the world the most rich variety of natural products that any culture ever developed?

96. National Geographic News @ Nationalgeographic.com The remains are Moche, a culture that thrived on the desertlike coast of northern peru between AD 100 and 800. A farming and fishing http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/02/0215_moche.html

Sign up for our free e-mail newsletter Also see: Today's Top Stories This Story E-mail this story Sponsored in part by Tomb of "Giants" Unearthed in Peru Jennifer Mapes National Geographic News (February 15, 2001) Archaeologists have unearthed a series of tombs rich with treasures of an extinct Peruvian culture. The 1,500-year-old graves held five unusually tall young men surrounded by textiles, ceramics, llama skeletons, and decorative metal works. The remains are Moche, a culture that thrived on the desert-like coast of northern Peru between A.D. 100 and 800. A farming and fishing community, they constructed irrigation canals, pyramids, palaces, and temples. The origins of the Moche remain unknown, according to lead archaeologist Christopher Donnan. The skeletons, found during a 1997-99 National Geographic-funded expedition, may yield clues to their culture. Archaeologist Christopher Donnan examines a male skeleton at the Peru burial site. The skeleton showed abnormalities that may indicate that the man suffered from a disease similar to Marfan syndrome, a genetic bone disorder. Photograph by Kenneth Garrett/NGS National Geographic Magazine Moche Burials Uncovered Extravagant grave goods add to the mystery of this ancient people of Peru. >>

97. Business Culture, Practices, Protocol, Customs And Business Etiquette In Peru Information and links to peru business culture, practices, protocol and business etiquette including practical tips on doing international business. http://www.businessculture.com/peru/

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98. Peru Art And Culture: Travel To Machu Picchu Although Spain gave peru its language, religion, and rulers, the civilization of the Inca has left its traces throughout peruvian culture. http://www.orquidea.net/art_culture.htm

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99. Peru History Fax 406541-2676. Mail . Adventure Life. 1655 S 3rd St. W. Suite 1. Missoula, MT 59801. HOME » peru » history + culture, Toll-Free 1.800.344.6118. http://www.adventure-life.com/peru/peru_history.html

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100. Peruvian Culture, Arts And Traditions In Peru By Peru Travels 1, peruvian culture Arts and Traditions in peru. 1. A diverse nation featuring many cultures, peru is an endless wellspring of creativity. http://www.perutravels.net/peru_culture_arts_traditions/culture_arts_traditions_

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