INTRODUCTION The old Peru was sustained in an economy based on agriculture as it was incumbent upon all pre-modern States. The displacement of this activity by mining during the colonial period and the later development of the cities with the Republic led to a redistribution of the population that took us from being a predominantly rural country prior to the 1950s to a country with urban population at the beginning of the 21st century. In 2002‚ a 28.8 per cent of the population was rural and
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Information about Bolivia Geography Bolivia is a landlocked country in South American. It borders Peru and Chile to the west‚ Argentina and Paraguay to the south and Brazil to the east. Bolivia is home to the Altiplano plateau on which lives half the country’s population. The big cities of Oruro‚ Potosí‚ and La Paz are found in the plateau‚ which has an altitude of 11‚910 ft (3‚630 m). The north eastern and eastern lowlands of the Oriente make two-thirds of the country. This region is mainly forest
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Fund for Nature (WWF)‚ extends from a few kilometers south of the Peru–Chile border to about 30° south latitude.[6] To the north lies the Peruvian Sechura Desert ecoregion‚ whilst to the south is the Chilean Matorral ecoregion. The National Geographic Society‚ by contrast‚ considers the coastal area of southern Peru to be part of the Atacama Desert.[7][8] It includes in this definition the deserts south of the Ica Region in Peru. To the east lies the less arid Central Andean dry puna ecoregion
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discovered by archaeologist Hiram Bingham. Hiram Bingham was a professor of the University of Yale. Machu Picchu is an Inca site located around 2‚000 meters and about 8‚000ft above sea level. It’s situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru. Not far from Cusco. Machu Picchu was built by the Inca around 1400BC. Most archeologist believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti in (1435-1472) as it was referred as the lost city of the Incas. Machu Picchu
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Indian attacks and bad weather. After many years of failed attempts‚ Pizarro finally found the empire‚ which is centered in what we now call Peru.” (All About Explorers). Pizarro found evidence of gold and other riches from other explorers in the area. This gave him the lead he needed. He then returned to Spain‚ where King Charles appointed him governor of Peru. From there‚ Pizarro sailed from Panama City with about 180 men that very day. Getting closer‚ and closer‚ Pizarro and his men were sailing
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Spanish conquistador‚ Francisco Pizarro (Pizarro) once argued‚ “There lies Peru with its riches; here‚ Panama and its poverty. Choose‚ each man‚ what best becomes a brave Castilian.” Reports of Peru ’s riches and the heroic stories of other conquistador’s success against the Aztec Empire in Mexico tantalized all of Spain. This influenced Pizarro to plead with the Spanish king‚ Charles V‚ for permission to undertake an expedition to claim Peru‚ the home of the Inca Empire‚ in the name of the Spain in 1528. The
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Hernando de Soto was a conquistador that lived in Spain in the 16th century. De Soto explored and helped conquer places like Peru‚ North America‚ and East Asia. Personal background Hernando de Soto was a 16th century explorer that was born 1500 a.d. in Jerez de los Caballeros‚ Spain and died on May 21st‚ 1542 in Ferriday‚ Louisiana. When de Soto was a child he wanted to be a lawyer but his father said he would much rather be an explorer. Hernando was invited by Pedro Arias Dávila on an expedition
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role in the Spanish Conquest of Mexico and Peru. Before 1942 there was about 50 million Native Americans in Mexico and Peru within 100 years such Native American population decline as much as 90% (45 million). This was mainly as a result of the diseases brought by the Europeans and the diseases that had existed then. Therefore‚ the natives believed that their God’s had deserted them. However‚ there were other factors which played a role in the Conquest of Peru and Mexico such as indecisiveness of leaders
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The Andes are a mountain range along the western coast of South America. They stretch over 7‚000 km / 4‚400 miles from the south of Argentina and Chile to the north of Colombia. They are also found in Peru‚ Bolivia and Ecuador. The Amazon River system has its sources in the eastern flanks of the Andes. The Andes are the longest exposed mountain range of the world‚ and the second-highest after the Himalayas. The Andes mountain range is the highest mountain range outside Asia. Aconcagua‚ the highest
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Indigenous People of Latin America Throughout the world‚ when new lands were conquered‚ old customs would be lost. However‚ in Latin America‚ a great deal of their indigenous tribes not only survived being conquered‚ they are still around today. Different regions of Latin America are home to different peoples and many tribes are part of ancient full-fledged kingdoms. Some of these kingdoms are among the most well-known in the world. The Meso-American native peoples make Latin America famous.
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