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Home - Culture of Peru Culture of PeruThe Peruvian culture is based on a mixture of the customs of pre-Spanish cultures in Peru and the later colonization by Spain after the defeat of the Inca Civilization by Francisco Pizarro.
Culture
of Peru - Inti Raymi Festival
Religious Culture - the Virgenes Following the Spanish conquerors, the Roman Catholic religion permeated Peruvian culture, in many cases drawing its precepts directly from Spain; in other cases mixing with ancient beliefs and traditions to form local customs and celebrations. When traveling in Peru, you notice that nearly every region has its "Virgen" or virgin Mary image that is special and sacred to that area. Was this exclusive to Peruvian culture? Gabriele, author of Tenerife-Holiday-Home-Insider.com, an excellent web site on Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain makes this interesting observation: Tenerife culture definitely
has Peruvian connections.
The Virgen de Candelaria Festival of Lima is one. The Black Virgin cult from Peru derives from the Black Madonna of Candelaria of the biggest of all Canary Islands. Black Madonnas appeared by the the latest by the middle of the XVI century all over South America and even Europe. Spanish missionaries, monks and other church members introduced the statues for cults. It all happened after the former Tenerife Guanche goddess Chaxiraxi had been turned into a powerful Catholic idol which helped to create peace in a mixed ethnic group population. The cuisine representative of the culture of Peru is as varied as the locale; however, Lima is known as the culinary capital of the Western world precisely because it takes the best of the many regional foods and presents them as a real delight in the many fine restaurants available. Although many languages were spoken in the past in Peru, the Spanish conquerors established Spanish as Peru's official language. Other languages are spoken still; however, the majority of Peruvians speak Spanish only. You can get the most out of your visit to Peru by learning some words and phrases in Spanish. Resources are available on the net. For a idea of the varied background of Peruvian Culture and its roots, take a look at the following timeline and the MANY cultures which have left their impact on modern culture of Peru. Cultures of Peru TimelineThe following table appears courtesy of Wikipedia.
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