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Peru

Peru (pe-r¡´)
A country of western South America on the Pacific Ocean. Inhabited since at least the 9th millennium B.C., it was the center of an Incan empire established after the 12th century A.D. The Spanish under Pizarro conquered the empire in 1533 and set up in 1542 the viceroyalty of Peru, which at one time included Panama and all of Spanish South America. Peru achieved full independence from Spain in 1824. Lima is the capital and the largest city. Population, 17,031,221.
- Peru´vian (-vê-en) adjective & noun

Peru's Native American heritage is one of the richest in South America, preserved throughout Peruvian culture and society. While people live in a modern Western style along the coast and in highland cities, in the remainder of the highlands and the eastern jungles Native Americans retain lifestyles similar to those of their ancestors.

• Peru, panpipes and drum, collected by Casa de la Cultura, Lima. 0:52 as well as wedding song, recorded by John Cohen. 0:38 both included in the copper 12" record _The Sounds Of Earth_ on the Voyager spacecraft

• possible connection between Japan and Peru in ancient civilizations
• In Ancient Peru, when a woman found an 'ugly' potato, it was the custom for her to push it into the face of the nearest man.
• current president of Peru is Japanese
• track _Darkest Peru_ MP3 (192k) by Get Hustle off of _Now We're All Gone_ 12" on Gold Standard Labs
• indie dream pop track _Bobby Peru_ MP3 (192k) by Luna off of _Pup Tent_ (1997)
• The ancient Incas of Peru held left-handers in high esteem. One of their early monarchs, Llloque Yapanqui, was known as the "Unforgettable Left-handed One."
• Nazca Plateau
• Viracocha - name means "foam of the sea"
• Machu Picchu
• Lake Titicaca
•  fossilized seashells
•  2 miles above sea level
•  sea horses
• Tiahuanaco (Bolivia)
• was builty as a port 13,000 ft above sea level
• the Andes
• Anomalog: Peru Seeks Tribal Cure For Addictive Western Non-Psychedelic Drugs By Using Non-Addicting Psychedelic

Shamans say Clinton to survive scandal, Monica to suffer
December 31, 1998
Web posted at: 12:36 a.m. EST (0536 GMT)
LIMA, Peru (AP)
-- President Bill Clinton will survive the sex scandal hounding him and serve out his full term, Andean soothsayers predicted
Wednesday.     The shamans, descendants of the  mighty Inca empire that once ruled Peru, said they based their predictions on visions brought on by drinking a brew made from a jungle vine, a hallucinogen they say has curative, religious  and extrasensory powers.

"Clinton will survive, but Monica (Lewinsky) will suffer because she writes a book and the truth of it will be challenged," said Juan Osco, 45, after he spat a herb mixture over photos of Clinton, Lewinsky and other famous figures.  The ceremony involving eight soothsayers atop a hill overlooking Lima takes place each year to bless the new year and appease the god Apu, who they say inhabits the hill.

Shamans are common and respected in Peru, with many poor families who cannot afford modern medicine relying on them for their health care. They carry on the tradition of Peru's Indian cultures.

synchronicity:
Three Englishmen traveling by train in Peru in the 1920's found themselves to be the only passengers in their car. Introducing themselves, they discovered one's name was Bingham, the second Powell, the third was Bingham-Powell.

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