Southern. The majority of Peruvians speak Peruvian Coast Spanish, as Peruvian Coast Spanish is the standard dialect of Spanish in Peru. Between 1535 and 1739...

Peruvian Spanish (castellano peruano) is a family of dialects of the Spanish language that have been spoken in Peru since brought over by Spanish conquistadors...

and Coast Guard of Peru (DICAPI, Spanish: Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas del Perú) is the maritime authority and the Peruvian Coast Guard...

Peru) Paraguayan Spanish (Paraguay, Northeast Argentina and Eastern Bolivia) Peruvian Coast Spanish Rioplatense Spanish (Coastal Argentina and Uruguay)...

2011, the Peruvian government declared July 28 as "National Ceviche Day" in recognition of the dish's importance to Peruvian cuisine. Peru is considered...

Spanish Peruvian Spanish Peruvian Coast Spanish Rioplatense Spanish Argentine Spanish Uruguayan Spanish Venezuelan Spanish Maracucho Spanish Spanish language...

the Spanish empire. In the 21st century, the mixed-race mestizos are the largest component of the Peruvian population. With the arrival of the Spanish, many...

of Peruvian history Spanish colonization of the Americas Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire Viceroyalty of Peru Politics of Peru President of Peru The...

The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, also known as the Conquest of Peru, was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the...

The Viceroyalty of Peru (Spanish: Virreinato del Perú), officially known as the Kingdom of Peru, was a Spanish imperial provincial administrative district...

The Peruvian Navy (Spanish: Marina de Guerra del Perú, abbreviated MGP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and...

industry of Peru and Chile. Afro-Peruvian music has its roots in the communities of black slaves brought to work in the mines along the Peruvian coast. As such...

declared Peruvian independence on 28 July 1821. He created the first Peruvian flag. Upper Peru (present-day Bolivia) remained as a Spanish stronghold...

The Peruvian War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia del Perú) was a series of military conflicts in Peru from 1809 to 1826 that resulted...

colors is uncertain, but according to Peruvian author Abraham Valdelomar, San Martín, having arrived on the coast of southern Pisco, was inspired by the...

Peru has many languages in use, with its official languages being Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. Spanish has been in the country since it began being taught...

the sugar plantations of the north coast and have since become a major influence in Peruvian society. Peruvian Spanish is the main language of 82.6% majorly...

between Chile and Peru. While in the former country the product is simply referred to as "pisco", in the latter the label "Peruvian pisco" is promoted...

the word pisco to denote Peruvian aguardiente dates from 1764. The beverage may have acquired its Quechua name from the Peruvian town of Pisco, once an...

between the Nazca and South American tectonic plates is located near the Peruvian coast. The South American Plate is moving over the Nazca Plate at a rate of...

affiliations  Spain (1535–1821) Protectorate of Peru (1821–1822) Peruvian Republic (1822–1836)  Peru–Bolivia (1836–1838, 1838–1839) North Peru (1838; capital)...

a multiethnic society, Peruvian people usually treat their nationality as a citizenship instead of an ethnicity. The Peruvian census does not contain...

Nations. Peru and Spain share a long history since the arrival of the first Spanish conquistadores led by Francisco Pizarro in 1532. In 1534, the Spanish and...

Peruvian Amazonia (Spanish: Amazonía del Perú), informally known locally as the Peruvian jungle (Spanish: selva peruana) or just the jungle (Spanish: la...

The Second Ecuadorian–Peruvian War, known locally as the War of '41 (Spanish: Guerra del 41), was a South American border war fought between 5–31 July...

The Peruvian Armed Forces (Spanish: Fuerzas Armadas del Perú) are the military services of Peru, comprising independent Army, Navy and Air Force components...

culture. Some scholars believe that the earliest civilizations on the Peruvian coast initially relied more upon maritime resources than agriculture during...

Japanese Peruvians (Spanish: peruano-japonés or nipo-peruano; Japanese: 日系ペルー人, Nikkei Perūjin) are Peruvian citizens of Japanese origin or ancestry. Peru has...

occupied Peru's capital Lima in January 1881. Remnants and irregulars of the Peruvian army waged a guerrilla war but could not prevent war-weary Peruvian factions...

The districts of Peru (Spanish: distritos) are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are...