(K-12 Outreach) Peru: Online Resources - English
Links & General Resources
Library of Congress - Portals to the World
Resources selected by Library of Congress subject experts.
Links to sites on: General Resources - Business, Commerce, Economy - Culture - Education - Embassies - Government, Politics, Law - Geography & Environment - Health - History - Language & Literature - Library, Archives - Media & Communications - National Security - Recreation & Travel - Religion & Philosophy
Library of Congress - Country Studies
Wikipedia
Encyclopedia, includes articles on: History , Regions , Geography , Economy, Demographics, Culture, Map & Links.
VirtualPeru.net
Pictures - Maps - Brief information on people, culture, geography & history.
LANIC
Links to Web sites on Academic Research Resources, Arts & Culture, Business & Economy, (NGOs), Development, Education, Environment, General Resources, Government, Human Rights, Magazines & Journals, News, Political Parties, etc.
InfoPlease
Brief information on country, people, history & government - Map
Geographia.com - interKnowledge Corp .
Brief description - Geography - History & Culture - (Commercial site - Travel)
Destination360.com
Information and pictures of Machu Picchu , Cusco, the coastal desert, and Lake Titicaca . (Commercial site - Travel)
Travelvantage.com
Periods in the History of Peru - Middle or Chavin Period - Regional Period or Wari Empire - The Regional States Period - The Inca Empire - The Conquest
Aurelia Fuertes Medina's Page ( U. of Texas , Austin ) - A guide to Andean countries
History of Peru - Brief
Lonely Planet
Brief History - Culture- Environment - Map & short slide show
Peru-explorer
Historical Information - (Commercial site - Travel)
Peru Incas Explorer
History - Pre-Incas Cultures (Commercial Site - Travel)
Inkaways.com
Ancient Civilizations - Archaeology in Peru
USA Today
Agriculture - Culture - Traditions
Article: "Ancient system helps Peruvian farmers handle drought, floods, frost"
absoluteastronomy.com - Encyclopedia
History of Peru (Other articles: Culture - Geography - Demographics - Agricultural History- List of Presidents - Politics - Foreign Relations)
absoluteastronomy.com - Encyclopedia
Vicuña (Animal from which an especially soft type of wool is obtained for traditional weaving)
Peruvian Literature
Poets.org
Cesar Vallejo - Biography - Poems in translation
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