Explore the incredible natural diversity of mangroves, cloud forest, oases in the desert, glacial lakes and more archaeological sites than any other country in South America with Footprint's Peru Handbook.
4th edition. Edited by Rex A. Hudson. Prepared by the Library of Congress, Federal Research Division. Research completed September 1992. Describes and analyzes the history, politics, sociology, economics, and national...
A basic overview of the history, geography, climate, and culture of Peru.
The Andes of Southern Peru: Geographical Reconnaissance Along the Seventy-third Meridian
Written for a broad academic audience, the public-policy community, and the private sector, this book is also meant as a quick primer for any journalist, consultant, or private-sector analyst in need of an overview of the region's market ...
Readers will learn how Afro-Peruvian music and dance genres, although recreated in the revival to symbolize the ancient and forgotten past, express competing modern beliefs regarding what constitutes "Black Rhythms of Peru."
Crisis and Decline: The Viceroyalty of Peru in the Seventeenth Century
Peru is perhaps one of the most dramatic and unpredictable of all Latin American countries. Blessed with natural wealth and historical sites, it is also cursed by widespread poverty and...
Now in this volume, she draws on decades of knowledge, as well as the findings of other researchers, to offer a grand overview of all that is currently known about the Moche.
This guide includes full details on where to stay and eat in Southern Peru, plus what to see and do.
Alberto Fujimori ascended to the presidency of Peru in 1990, boldly promising to remake the country. Ten years later, he hastily sent his resignation from exile in Japan, leaving behind...