What is the current event in Peru?

Answer 1

THE ULTIMATE ANSWER IS

• If you are from Peru then your nationality is Peruvian.
• The life expectancy at birth for people in Peru is 69.84. This is due to the poverty in the country and the lack of doctors.
• The largest ethnic group in Peru is the Amerindian, followed closely by the Mestizo and white.
• 90% of people in Peru belong to the Roman Catholic religion.
• The literacy rate in Peru is 90.9% which is impressive for a country with so much poverty.
• Peru was the homeland of the Inca Empire until 1533 when it was taken over by Spanish conquistadores.
• Peru ranked 79 out of 177 countries in the UN Human Development Index in 2005. This was an improvement of 6 places since 2004's ranking of 85.
• Peru's most famous sport is Soccer, but they also enjoy tennis, Surfing, beach volleyball, and sailing.
• In west Peru there are some desert lands, where in the east it is a very tropical climate
• Peru's Natural Resources are silver, gold, copper, timber, fish, petroleum, coal, iron, ore, phosphate, potash, hydropower, and natural gas.
• Peru has to deal with natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, volcanic activity, and mudslides.
• Peru has 246 airports. That's more than it has ever had before. This is a good sign for the economy.
• Unfortunately, the country only has 1 heliport.
• Peru features over of 3000 kilometers of railway.
• Peru is home to the famous Lake Titicaca.

Answer 2

Concise History of Peru

1200s-1500s The Incan Indians built a great empire in Peru

1520s The Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro led an expedition into Peru

1530s Pizarro conquered the Inca and made Peru a Spanish colony

1535 Pizarro founded Lima

1780 The Mestizos, led by Tupac Amaru, revolted against the rule of Spain

1781 The Spanish captured and executed Tupac Amaru and crushed the uprising

1810 - Overthrow of the king of Spain by Napoleon

1820 Jose de San Martin of Argentina invaded Peru to free the Peruvians from the Spanish rule

1821 Peru declared its independence from Spain

1823 Simon Bolivar led an army from Venezuela and Colombia into Peru to help fight the Spanish

1824 Antonio Jose de Sucre defeated the Spanish at Ayacucho

1826 Spain surrendered

1827 General Jose de la Mar became the first Peruvian president

1879 Spain recognizes the independence of Peru

1879 Peru went to war with Chile to aid Bolivia

1881 Chile occupied Lima

1883 The Treaty of Ancon ended the war - Chile was allowed to keep the Peruvian province of Tacna

1929 Chile returned Tacna to Peru

1975 Quechua, the language of the Inca, was made an official language along with Spanish of Peru

Answer 3

Inti Raymi is one of the major events that happened in Peru.