Peruvian culture Peruvian culture Bullfighting or tauromachy ( Spanish toreo, corrida de toros or tauromaquia; Portuguese tourada, corrida de touros or tauromaquia) is a sport that involves, most of the time, professional performers (generally called in Spanish toreros or matadores and in Portuguese toureiros) who execute various formal moves with the goal of appearing graceful and confident, while masterful over the bull itself; these maneuvers are performed at close range, concluding (in Spanish-style bullfighting) with the death of the bull by a well-placed sword thrust as the finale. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bullfighting"
This is a chart of the Peruvian cultural periods used by some archaeologists studying the area. Most of the cultures of the Late Horizon and some of the cultures of the Late Intermediate joined the Inca empire by 1493, but the period ends in 1534 because that marks the fall of the Inca empire after the Spanish conquest. Most of the cut-off years mark either an end of a severe drought or the beginning of one. These marked a shift of the most productive farming to or from the mountains, and tended to mark the end of one culture and the rise of another. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cultural periods of Peru"
The art of Peru was shaped by the relationship between Hispanic and Amerindian cultures. During pre-Columbian times, Peru was one of the major centers of artistic expression in The Americas, where Pre-Inca cultures, such as Chavín, Moche, Paracas, Huari (Wari), Nazca, Chimu, and Tiahuanaco developed high-quality pottery, textiles, jewelry, and sculpture. Drawing upon earlier cultures, the Incas continued to maintain these crafts but made even more impressive achievements in architecture. The mountain town of Machu Picchu and the buildings at Cuzco are excellent examples of Inca architectural design. ...more on Wikipedia about "Culture of Peru"
The flag of Peru was created by José de San Martín and adopted in 1825. It is a simple triband, which the outer bands are red while the middle is white. Depending on it's use, it maybe be defaced with different emblems, and has different names. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flag of Peru"
The National Library of Peru is a national library located in Lima, Peru. It is the country's oldest and most important library. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Library of Peru"
Paracas is the name of a desert peninsula on the south coast of Peru that was home to an important Andean society between approximately 750 BCE and 100 CE. Most of our information about the lives of the Paracas people comes from excavations at the large seaside Paracas necropolis, first investigated by the Peruvian archaeologist Julio Tello in the 1950s. The necropolis consisted of multitudes of large subterranean burial chambers, with an average capacity of about forty mummies. It is theorized that each large chamber wold be owned by a specific family or clan, who would place their dead ancestors in the burial over the course of many generations. Each mummy was bound with cord to hold it in place, and then wrapped in many layers of incredibly intricate, ornate, and finely woven textiles. These textiles are now known as some of the finest ever produced in the history of Pre-Columbian Andean societies, and are the primary works of art by which Paracas is known. ...more on Wikipedia about "Paracas"
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Peruvian cuisine is considered one of the most diverse in the world. Thanks to its pre-Incan and Inca heritage and to Spanish, African, French, Sino- Cantonese, Japanese and Italian immigration (mainly throughout the 19th century) it combines the flavors of four continents. With this eclectic variety of traditional dishes, the Peruvian culinary arts are in constant evolution, and impossible to list in their entirety. Suffice it to mention that along the Peruvian coast alone there are more than two thousand different types of soups, and that there are more than 250 traditional desserts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peruvian cuisine"
Tinku is a form of ritual conflict practiced by local people in modern-day southern Peru, Argentina and Bolivia. In a local kinship system people are divided to two halves or moieties, which have unequal status. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tinku"
Tondero is a dance and guitar rhythm from the Peruvian north coast ( Piura- Lambayeque). ...more on Wikipedia about "Tondero"
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