Peru

  Republic Unit state presidentialism constitutional republic

  Peru is home to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World Arguably the most famous landmark in  Peru , Machu Picchu was voted as one of the New Seven Wonders of the world in 2007. At an elevation of 2,450 metres it has the most spectacular setting of any ruin in the world – even those who aren’t normally excited by archaeology will be impressed. This Lost City of the Incas is a place everyone must see at least once. There are 43 native languages spoken in Peru While Spanish is the official language of Peru, there are actually as many as 43 native languages spoken in Peru, including Quechua, Aymara, Shipibo, Ashaninka and Agurauna. Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world At an elevation of 3,812 metres Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world. Around the shoreline and islands on the lake, primitive indigenous villages and small towns can be seen. The reed boats made by the indigenous people and many of their ceremonies are popular sights for tourists.

  Christianity   is an   Abrahamic   monotheistic   religion   based on the   life   and   teachings   of   Jesus of Nazareth . It is the   world's largest   and most widespread religion with roughly 2.4 billion followers representing one-third of the   global population . [1] [2] [3]   Its adherents, known as   Christians , are estimated to make up a majority of the population in   157 countries and territories , [4]   and believe that   Jesus   is the   Son of God , whose coming as the   Messiah   was   prophesied   in the   Hebrew Bible   (called the   Old Testament in Christianity) and chronicled in the   New Testament . [5] Christianity began  as a  Second Temple Judaic  sect  in the 1st century   Hellenistic Judaism  in the  Roman  province of  Judea . Jesus'  apostles  and their followers  spread  around the  Levant ,  Europe ,  Anatolia ,  Mesopotamia , the  South Caucasus ,  Ancient Carthage ,  Egypt , and  Ethiopia , despite significant  initial persecution . It soon

  Peruvians tend to be  highly collectivistic and share a sense of solidarity . People are often interdependent and will often prioritise the needs of their group over personal desires. This sense of solidarity shines through during times of adversity.

have the potential to yield information pertaining to  social   organization , such as kinship and  … southern  Peru . Through this data set we investigate various aspects of  social   organization

  Peruvian literature has kept numerous quechua texts. From the Inca time, Ollantay, a drama at the Inca court, is perhaps the best-known work of Quechua literature. An unknown author composed it around 1470. Peruvian literature has its roots in the oral traditions of pre-Colombian Los Comentarios Reales de los Incas, published in 1609. After independence, Costumbrism and Romanticism became the most common literary genres, as exemplified in the works of Ricardo Palma. In the early 20th century, the Indigenismo movement produced such writers as Ciro Alegria, José Maria Arguedas, and César Vallejo. José Carlos Mariátegui’s essays in the 1920’s were a turning point in the political and economic analysis of Peruvian history. During the second half of the century, Peruvian literature became more widely known because of authors such as Mario Vargas Llosa, a leading member of the Latin American Boom.