Legends of Peru – Legend of the Ayar Brothers
Comments OffThis legend is about four Ayar brothers, Uchu, Manco, Cachi and Auca, created by Viracocha to rule the world, who lived in a cave in Tampu Tocco mountain close to the Pacaritambo, house of daybreaks, settlement 33km from Cusco.
The four brothers, with their wives, left the cave and went in search of a better land. [...]
7 steps to Peruvian Cultural Immersion
Peru lies in the west of South America, bordered by Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil, Boliva and Chile, with the Pacific Ocean on the west. You will find that immersing yourself in the culture of Peru is an experience not to miss, being one of the most diverse of South America. This is added to by the [...]
Peru People and Preserved Culture
There are many reasons why Peruvians have been naturally divided since pre Columbian times. There are many natural boundaries between them from the deserts along the western coast line to the formidable Andean sierra mountains that rise nineteen thousand feet into the air. The majority of the territory in Peru compromises highlands in between the [...]
Peru has high maternal mortality rate, rights group says
Comments OffPregnant women in Peru are dying at scandalous rates, according to the author of an Amnesty International report into maternal mortality in the South American country.
The report, “Fatal Flaws: Barriers to Maternal Health in Peru” found that hundreds of poor, rural and indigenous pregnant women are dying because they are being denied the same health [...]
Peru's indigenous people win one round over developers
Comments OffLogging and other activities ruin tribal lands and set off protests that lead to the revocation of laws to further open the Amazon to outsiders. ‘The Indians beat them by a knockout,’ one analyst says
Peruvian tribal leader Luis Pizango says private investment in his part of the Amazon has brought only misery to him and [...]
