Peru

Caral/Norte Chico Peru, ; ; Quechua: ''Piruw'' ; }} officially the Republic of Peru,}} is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. Peru has a population of over 32 million, and its capital and largest city is Lima. At 1,285,216 km2 (496,225 sq mi), Peru is the 19th largest country in the world, and the third largest in South America.

Peruvian territory was home to several cultures during the ancient and medieval periods, and has one of the longest histories of civilization of any country, tracing its heritage back to the 10th millennium BCE. Notable pre-colonial cultures and civilizations include the Caral–Supe civilization (the earliest civilization in the Americas and considered one of the cradles of civilization), the Nazca culture, the Wari and Tiwanaku empires, the Kingdom of Cusco, and the Inca Empire, the largest known state in the pre-Columbian Americas. The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the 16th century and Charles V established a viceroyalty with the official name of the Kingdom of Peru that encompassed most of its South American territories, with its capital in Lima. Higher education started in the Americas with the official establishment of the National University of San Marcos in Lima in 1551.

Peru formally proclaimed independence from Spain in 1821, following the military campaigns of José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar, and the decisive battle of Ayacucho, Peru completed its independence in 1824. In the ensuing years, the country first suffered from political instability until a period of relative economic and political stability began due to the exploitation of guano that ended with the War of the Pacific (1879–1884). Throughout the 20th century, Peru grappled with political and social instability, including the internal conflict between the state and guerrilla groups, interspersed with periods of economic growth. Implementation of ''Plan Verde'' shifted Peru towards neoliberal economics under the authoritarian rule of Alberto Fujimori and Vladimiro Montesinos in the 1990s, with the former's political ideology of Fujimorism leaving a lasting imprint on the country's governance that continues to present day. The 2000s marked economic expansion and poverty reduction, but the subsequent decade revealed long-existing sociopolitical vulnerabilities, exacerbated by a political crisis instigated by Congress and the COVID-19 pandemic, precipitating the period of unrest beginning in 2022.

The sovereign state of Peru is a representative democratic republic divided into 25 regions. Its main economic activities include mining, manufacturing, agriculture and fishing, along with other growing sectors such as telecommunications and biotechnology. The country forms part of The Pacific Pumas, a political and economic grouping of countries along Latin America's Pacific coast that share common trends of positive growth, stable macroeconomic foundations, improved governance and an openness to global integration. Peru ranks high in social freedom; it is an active member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Pacific Alliance, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the World Trade Organization; and is considered as a middle power.

Peru's population includes Mestizos, Amerindians, Europeans, Africans and Asians. The main spoken language is Spanish, although a significant number of Peruvians speak Quechuan languages, Aymara, or other Indigenous languages. This mixture of cultural traditions has resulted in a wide diversity of expressions in fields such as art, cuisine, literature, and music.

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  1. 141
    Published 1974
    Lima, Perú : Editorial Mercurio, 1974.
    1 online resource (207 pages).
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    Published 1940
    Lima : Librería Internacional del Perú [194-]
    1 online resource (426 pages, 1 leaf, xxiii pages)
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  3. 143
    Published 1962
    Lima, Perú : [publisher not identified], 1962.
    1 online resource (143 pages)
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  4. 144
    Published 1949
    [Lima?, Peru] : Empresa Tipográfica Salas Hijos, [1949?]
    1 online resource (xxxii, 348 pages)
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    Published 1969
    Lima, Perú : Editorial Mercurio, [1969]
    1 online resource (61 pages)
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  6. 146
    Published 1977
    Lima, Perú : Ediciones Tiempos Modernos, 1977.
    1 online resource (417 pages)
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  7. 147
    Published 1961
    Lima, Perú : Lit. Tip. de la Caja de Depósitos y Consignaciones, Departamento de Recandación, 1961.
    1 online resource (xvi, 185 pages) : illustrations, forms.
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  8. 148
    Lima : Imp. del Estado por E. Aranda.
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  9. 149
    Published 1912
    Lima : Librería francesa científica, E. Rosay, 1912.
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  10. 150
    Published 1901
    Lima : Imprenta del Estado, 1901.
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  11. 151
    Published 1976
    [Peru?] : [publisher not identified], 1976.
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  12. 152
    Published 1974
    Lima : Editorial Mercurio : [Importadora y Distribuidora Rivera], [1974 or 1975]
    1 online resource (148 pages)
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  13. 153
    Published 1954
    Lima, Perú : [publisher not identified], 1954.
    1 online resource (276 pages)
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  14. 154
    Published 1976
    Lima, Perú : Cultural Cuzco, 1976.
    1 online resource (646 pages)
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  15. 155
    Published 1924
    Washington, D.C. : [National capital press, inc.], 1924.
    216 p. : 23 cm. + Appendix (xxxv, 468 p. ; 23 cm.)
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  16. 156
    Published 1966
    Lima : [publisher not identified], 1966.
    1 online resource (586 pages)
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  17. 157
    Published 1955
    Lima : Librería Mejía Baca, 1955.
    1 online resource (508 pages)
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  18. 158
    Published 1947
    Lima : Librería e Imprenta Gil, 1947.
    1 online resource (336 pages)
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  19. 159
    Published 1942
    Lima, Perú : Imprenta Americana, 1942.
    1 online resource (335 pages)
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  20. 160
    Published 1977
    Lima : [publisher not identified], 1977.
    1 online resource (139 pages)
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