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Thousands of years before the Spanish conquerors arrived in South America, what we know today as Peru was inhabited by numerous highly advanced cultures that over time built impressive structures, settlements, road networks, irrigation channels and much more amazing us to this day with their complex skills in construction, agriculture and arts, their culture and social structures. ...

Just at the beginning of November a different and interesting documentary, “Peru – the Hidden Treasure” (Peru – Tesoro Escondido) premiered in Peruvian cinemas that already now is available for the international audience on Netflix. Worth to watch.

The history of Lima and the population of the surrounding area did not only begin with the foundation of the colonial city by Francisco Pizarro in 1535. Actually, the area of today’s city and province of Lima was inhabited many thousands of years before that by numerous different, highly advanced pre-Hispanic cultures that left us impressive settlements and constructions....

Over the past 11 years the Ruraq Maki: Handmade Art & Crafts Fair developed into one of the most popular (sales) exhibitions of original handmade Peruvian handicrafts and craftsmanship in Lima.

In Peru, and here especially in the Andean highlands, August 1 (and actually the entire month of August) is dedicated to Pachamama, next to the sun god Inti probably the most important and worshipped deity in the Inca culture.

On the 1st of August, Peru and here especially the southern highland regions of the country celebrate National Alpaca Day focusing on the small, fluffy camelid, honoring the challenging work of generations of Alpaca breeders and promoting the consumption and usage of Alpaca products.

To celebrate Fiestas Patrias, Peru’s National Holiday, the gastronomic fair Invita is back at the Parque de la Exposicion in Lima in its 7th edition.

Each year in the first half of June the Q’eswachaka Bridge, the last remaining Inca rope bridge, is rebuild in a traditional ceremony just like over 600 years ago during Incan rule.

Selvamonos, the iconic art and music festival, is back in Oxapampa, a lovely and inviting town inhabited mainly by descendants of German, Austrian and Swiss immigrants and surrounded by a beautiful scenery and jungle vegetation in the Pasco region.

Moyobamba, the capital of the San Martin region in northern Peru, celebrates the Tourism Week with the traditional San Juan, San Pedro and San Pablo festivals.