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| History |
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Culture |
| The first settlers reached Peru some 20,000 years ago. They brought stone tools and were hunter-gatherers, living off game and fruit. Some of them settled in Paccaicasa, Ayacucho. |
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At first sight, Peruvian culture may seem brutally divided between indigenous and colonial societies - the mountains and the city. |
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Religion |
Lima. |
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Christianity, mainly Roman Catholicism. |
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Climate
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Art & Architecture |
| The Pacific coastal area has a dry desert climate which has relatively cold temperatures for a tropical latitude with little difference from month to month, fog and drizzle in the northern coastal areas. |
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Native American themes are strong in painting. During the colonial period the Cusco school was famous throughout Spanish America for its religious canvases. |
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Population
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Language |
| 27.000.000 inhabitants. Peru is a nation of mixed ethnic origins. |
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Spanish is the official language of Peru. |
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| Music |
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Geography |
| Like its geography, its cuisine and its various ethnicities, Peruvian music is very diverse. Much of it is derived from Andean, Andalusian Spanish and African roots. |
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Peru is divided into three regions. |
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