Peru and P Guide - Resources and Review

A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Peru, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
Regular FAO report, which asserts that many poor countries have seen their prospects for food security further improve because of their success in creating a policy environment conducive to sustained economic and agricultural growth. Although economic and food security problems remain serious in Africa, there are improvements in many areas, while a number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have seen a good performance of the agricultural sector. The report includes regional overviews, detailed reviews of certain countries, and a special chapter on the agroprocessing industry. Online reports available for 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998.
 
Links to Internet resources about Peru. Headings include arts and culture, business and finance, economy, education, flora and fauna, government and politics, languages and literature, network and information services, news and periodicals, sport, travel and tourism.
 
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Peru. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
 
Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering Canada, all the countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
 
Index of plants found in the Peruvian and Atacama Deserts.
 
Basic reference information about Peru, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Listing of political resources relevant to Peru, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
 
Examples of Peruvian art, mainly created by imprisoned fighters and supporters of the PCP, the Communist Party of Peru. Includes titles and dates of work, and also features a selection of revolutionary music from Peru.
 
Detailed handbook describing the history of Peru and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
 
Official information from the Congress of the Republic of Peru.
 
Offers historical insight to the ancient cultures that once existed in Mesoamerica and their relevance today. Incorporates all the major archeological sites in precolombian Mesoamerica and Andean South America, with numerous other pages graphically depicting the art, and culture of these regions.
 
Overview of the Republic of Peru describing the costa, sierra, and selva regions. Information covers the country's physical geography, culture, people, Peruvian cities, and history, with details of the Inca empire and Spanish rule. A picture tour also features.
 
Photographs, latitude and longitude, height, date of last eruption and descriptive information about numerous active volcanoes in over 40 countries in the world.
 
Introduction to Peru which includes sample itineraries and further reading suggestions.
 
Basic reference information about Peru, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co
ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
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