Peruvian Traditions is a compendium of some of the writings of the Peruvian writer Ricardo Palma.
The history of Peru spans 15 millennia, extending back through several stages of cultural development along the country's desert coastline and in the Andes mountains. Peru's coast was home to the Nort
Norte Chico Caral pyramids in the arid Supe Valley, some 20 kilometers from the Pacific coast.
Chavin gold crown from the formative epoch, 1200–300 BCE, in the (Larco Museum Collection), Nazca Lines, created by the Nazca culture.
The Moche culture is world-renowned for its pottery, pictured is a condor from about 300 CE.
Walls of Soloco fortress, Chachapoyas, Peru.