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See media help. The " Himno Nacional del Perú " [ a] ("National Anthem of Peru"; also known as " Marcha Nacional del Perú ," or "National March of Peru"; " Somos libres ", or "We are free!") is the national anthem of Peru. It was composed by José Bernardo Alcedo, and its lyrics were written by José de la Torre Ugarte in 1821.
Moray (Inca ruin) / 13.32917°S 72.19556°W / -13.32917; -72.19556. Moray[ 1][ 2] ( Quechua: Muray) [ 3] is an archaeological site in Peru approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) northwest of Cuzco on a high plateau at about 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) and just west of the village of Maras. The site contains Inca ruins, mostly consisting of ...
38,160.87 ha. Machu Picchu[ a] is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at 2,430 meters (7,970 ft). [ 8] Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", [ 9] it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire. It is located in the Machupicchu District within Urubamba Province [ 10 ...
The Revolution and the Land (Spanish: La revolución y la tierra) is a 2019 Peruvian documentary film directed by Gonzalo Benavente Secco and written by Gonzalo Benavente Secco & Grecia Barbieri. The film is about the 1969 agrarian reform carried out by the left-reformist military dictatorship , calling itself the " Revolutionary Government of ...
As of 2021, Peru has 13 sites on the World Heritage List. The first sites within Peru were inscribed on the list at the 7th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Florence, Italy in 1983: "City of Cusco" and the "Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu". [ 3] Nine sites are listed as cultural sites, two as natural, and two as mixed ...
This stela was found out of its original placement at the ceremonial complex, Chavín de Huantar. It was cited by Pablo Picasso as an inspiration for his art. Peru's earliest artwork came from the Cupisnique culture, which was concentrated on the Pacific coast, and the Chavín culture, which was largely north of Lima between the Andean mountain ...
History of Peru. The history of Peru spans 15 millennia, [ 1] extending back through several stages of cultural development along the country's desert coastline and in the Andes mountains. Peru's coast was home to the Norte Chico civilization, the oldest civilization in the Americas and one of the six cradles of civilization in the world.
Location of Nazca lines in Peru. The Nazca lines ( / ˈnɑːzkə /, /- kɑː / [ 1]) are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. [ 2] They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the desert floor, removing pebbles and leaving different-colored dirt exposed. [ 3]