Peru: A Cultural HistoryDevelops not only the historical rise of the modern country, but the cultural traditions upon which it evolved, matured, and is still distinguishing itself. |
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... coast . Ironically , Lima and its port city of Callao have the worst climate for dense human settlement of all the places along the littoral . The peculiar interaction of natural phenomena oc- curring there - the Humboldt Current ...
... coast . Ironically , Lima and its port city of Callao have the worst climate for dense human settlement of all the places along the littoral . The peculiar interaction of natural phenomena oc- curring there - the Humboldt Current ...
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... coast and highlands 250 km wide Amazon lowlands 350 km wide 2 ° 40 Anticona 4815m La Oroyo 3700m Huancayo 3249m Apurimac River 500m 6,000 5,000 4,000 - - 3,000 2,000 Lima 153m 1.000 Mantaro River 12 ° 04 ' 12 ° 04 ' coast and highlands ...
... coast and highlands 250 km wide Amazon lowlands 350 km wide 2 ° 40 Anticona 4815m La Oroyo 3700m Huancayo 3249m Apurimac River 500m 6,000 5,000 4,000 - - 3,000 2,000 Lima 153m 1.000 Mantaro River 12 ° 04 ' 12 ° 04 ' coast and highlands ...
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... coastal settlements with those in the Sierra and the rain forest . Cultural interchange significantly improved life ... coast , but in the highlands as well , cultivation on any but the most precarious of scales depended upon irrigation ...
... coastal settlements with those in the Sierra and the rain forest . Cultural interchange significantly improved life ... coast , but in the highlands as well , cultivation on any but the most precarious of scales depended upon irrigation ...
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Introduction | 3 |
Maps | 11 |
Peruvian Cities and Departments 2425 | 25 |
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acted administration Andean appeared Arequipa army authority banks became began Black Callao called capital carried central century Charles Chile church coast coastal colonial communities conquest constituted continued coup created cultural Cuzco decree developed early economic elected elite encomenderos encomiendas established executive followed forces foreign formed gained groups hand highlands important Inca increased independence Indian institutions José king labor land later leaders less Lima lived major Martín Mestizo military million mobilization municipal Native American opened organized parties pattern peasants percent period persons Peru Peru's Peruvian Pizarro places political population president production provincial reform regime regional remained roads royal rule rural served settlements Sierra slaves social society Spain Spaniards Spanish Tacna term tion towns turned units urban valleys viceroy World