Article Archive for January 2011
Facts about Cusco
The is the capital of the department of Cusco and is located in the valley of the Huatanay River in the south east at an altitude of 3,350 …
Peru Travel – Altitude sickness or soroche
If you are a flatlander and are traveling to the you need to be aware of altitude sickness or soroche. At high elevations the pressure of oxygen diminishes so …
Native Crops of Peru – Theobroma cacao
Theobroma cacao is a tree fruit endemic to the South American rainforest and distributed to Central America by humans. It was domesticated about 3,000 years ago by local indigenous people …
Native Crops of Peru – Pure Nacional Cacao
In 2007, Pure Nacional, a variety of the cacao tree was rediscovered in Peru, to the world’s chocolate makers it was a delight. In 1916 the plant was hit by …
Inca Society
The Inca society was a vertical hierarchical organization divided in four social classes. At the top of the stratum was the Sapa Inca, the most powerful person in the empire. …
Facts about Peru
Interesting facts about Peru. Facts about society, economy, population, history, tourism, food and geography.
