The Andes Amazon Fund celebrates the creation of Yaguas National Park, established today by the Peruvian government. Located in the northern region of Loreto, Peru’s newest national park will safeguard 2,147,166 acres of rainforest and a vast river system with one of the richest fish faunas in the world.
Peru protects more than 2 million acres of rainforest by creating Yaguas National Park Read more
Expected to be operational in the first half of next year, the two projects will have a combined installed capacity of 312MW.
European Investment Bank invests $150m to fund renewable energy projects in Peru Read more
The UNASUR Constitutive Treaty officially established the Union of South American Nations, an intergovernmental continental union of twelve South American nations.
12 nations sign the UNASUR Constitutive Treaty Read more
General San Martín invited all of the populace of Lima to swear oath to the Independence cause. The signing of the Act of Independence of Peru was held on 15 July 1821.
The Act of Independence of Peru is signed Read more
Built in the 15th century and later abandoned, it’s renowned for its sophisticated dry-stone walls that fuse huge blocks without the use of mortar, intriguing buildings that play on astronomical alignments and panoramic views.
Incas construct Macchu Picchu Read more
From 1438 to 1533, the Incas incorporated a large portion of western South America, centered on the Andean Mountains, using conquest and peaceful assimilation, among other methods.
Under the leadership of Manco Cápac, the Inca form the small city-state Kingdom of Cusco Read more
Based at their capital Huari, the Wari successfully exploited the diverse landscapes they controlled to construct an empire administered by provincial capitals connected by a large road network.
The Wari culture flourishes in modern-day Peru Read more
The Moche civilization (also known as the Mochica) flourished along the northern coast and valleys of ancient Peru, in particular, in the Chicama and Trujillo Valleys, between 1 CE and 800 CE.
The Moche civilization flourishes in modern-day Peru Read more
Scratched on the ground, they number in the thousands and depict creatures from both the natural world and the human imagination.
The Nazca people begin construction of the Nazca Lines in Peru Read more
Caral was a large settlement in the Supe Valley, near Supe, Barranca Province, Peru. Caral is the most ancient city of the Americas and a well-studied site of the Norte Chico civilization.
Ancient Andeans build first city in the Americas, Caral, in modern-day Peru Read more
