Bicentennial of the Independence of Peru
The Bicentennial of the Independence of Peru occurred on 28 July 2021. Its celebration commemorated 200 years since Peru's proclamation of Independence. The celebration consisted of a mix of local, state, and national activities that were planned since 2016. On 8 August 2016, the Prime Minister of Peru announced the creation of the Organizing Commission for the Commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Independence of Peru.
Proclamation of the Independence of Peru in 1821. Oil by Juan Lepiani.
Italian Art Museum. Gift of the Italian colony for the first centenary (1921).
Ayacucho, founded in 1540 as San Juan de la Frontera de Huamanga and known simply as Huamanga until 1825, is the capital city of Ayacucho Region and of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru.
Image: Ayacucho Cathedral
Image: Plaza de Armas Ayacucho
Image: Mirador del Cerro Acuchimay
Image: Ayacucho (37247061406)