Curated OER
Association of Religion Data Archives: National Profiles: Peru
Learn about religion in Peru, in this Association of Religion Data Archives country profile; includes general facts, history, and religious data.
Adventure Learning Foundation
Adventure Learning Foundation: The Andes Expedition
Take an exciting exploration of South America, driving northward along the Andes, crossing back and forth between Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. Explore the natural environment, culture, and people. It includes journals,...
Read Works
Read Works: A Hero With Heart
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about 13-year-old Ana who went to visit the orphanage in Peru where her American parents adopted her. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.
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Andean Botanical Information System
Great research from the Andean Botanical Information System into the diverse environments and plants of the Andean region of South America, and particularly Chile and Peru. Available in Spanish or English, photographs and written...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Chavin De Huantar
Chavin de Huantar is an archaeological and cultural site in the Andean highlands of Peru. The temple built there was an important pilgrimage site that drew people and their offerings from far and wide. View pictures and read descriptions...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu was built as a royal estate for the first Inca emperor, Pachacuti Inka Yupanqui, in the middle of the 15th century in modern-day Peru. View pictures, read about the architecture, and learn how it was used in the Incan society.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nasca Geoglyphs
Located in the desert on the South Coast of Peru, the Nasca Geoglyphs are among the world's largest drawings. Also referred to as the Nasca Lines, they are more accurately called geoglyphs, which are designs formed on the earth. View...
OneWorld UK
One World: Tiki the Penguin: Mountains and Ice
A personal account of a trek up a mountain in Peru and a visit to some Inca ruins. Includes a slideshow of the places visited.
BBC
Bbc: A Short Biography of Alejandro Toledo
A short biography of the presidential candidate Alejandro Toledo written in April 2001. Provides details also on his wife, Elaine Karp.
University of Calgary
The Conquest of the Inca Empire: Francisco Pizarro
This historical note on the conquest of the Inca Empire by Francisco Pizarro is illustrated and linked to continuing discussion about the age of exploration.
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University of Exeter: The Rise & Fall of Alberto Fujimori
A detailed biography of the former Peruvian leader with information on his life, his political beliefs and how he had to flee for Japan after the election of 2000.
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Peruvians
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Peruvians. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, etc. (Note:...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Quechua
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Quechua people who live in the central Andes region of South America. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life,...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Jivaro
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Jivaro who live on the eastern slopes of the Andes, mainly in Ecuador. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life,...
The Guardian
Guardian: Amazon Tribes Clash With Police
Guardian correspondent Rory Carroll describes the protests taking place in the Amazon and their effects on the region. (June 5, 2009)
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Plants of the Machiguenga
A good source of info on medicinal plants used by native Amazonian tribes to this day. Enjoy a virtual tour of an Eastern Peru rainforest.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Early Spanish Map of Peru, 1774
A facsimile of an early Spanish map of Peru and northwest South America, from the Paris (1774) edition of Zarate. The map is in French, and the map coverage extends from Panama to the Paria River delta (Orinoco) of Venezuela in the north...
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: Two Jaguars From Peru
An image of "Two Jaguars from Peru", created by Antoine-Louis Barye in 1833 (Watercolour with gouache and India ink heightening, 242 x 314 mm).
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Peru Travel Guide: Incan Religion
This site provides an overview of Incan religion gives some insight into their beliefs on the afterlife, information on the gods and goddesses they worshiped, and typical rituals performed.
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Unesco: Peru: Huascaran National Park
Situated in the Cordillera Blanca, the world's highest tropical mountain range, Mount Huascaran rises to 6,768 m above sea-level. The deep ravines watered by numerous torrents, the glacial lakes and the variety of the vegetation make it...
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