The Incas were an artistic people who used materials available to them in nature and blended them creating many artistic forms in utilitarian ways. Inca art was practical, artifacts were used in everyday life. Their art as well as every aspect of their life had a , because they did not know science they had to attach powers to natural phenomena worshiping natural resources such as water streams or rocks, animals and almost anything related to nature.
The Sun or Inti was the most important god in the and since …

The tumi was adopted by the government of Peru as a symbol to promote tourism. Many people in Peru hang a tumi on their walls for good luck.
The Tumi is a ceremonial knife made of bronze, gold, silver or copper and usually made of one piece. Its handle has a rectangular or trapezoidal shape, its length varies but it always exceeded the width of a hand. At the bottom there is a sharp semicircular blade. Tumis were used during ceremonies to sacrifice an animal to honor the . In the …

The Habsburg dynasty ruled Spain during the 16th and 17th centuries, the Golden Age, when Spain was the most powerful country in the Europe. King Charles I who inherited the throne went on a spending spree financing wars of power across Europe, trying to undermine the power of France, defending Catholicism in Europe and defending Europe against the Ottoman Empire. He financed his interests with public debt and with resources from the American colonies.
In order to finance its debt and Charles political ambitions Spain had to exploit natural resources from …

Peru has a market oriented economy. Growth from 1997 to 2006 averaged 4.5%, in 2007 the economy grew 9% and in 2008 9.8% making it the fastest growing economy in Latin America[1]. In 2009 due to world recession and low commodity prices growth slowed down to 1% and for 2010 it is expected a robust growth in the economy. Peru adopted a market economy in the early 1990s during the government of Fujimori. After a period of hyperinflation, stagnation, price controls and limitation of foreign investment the economy was opened …

The Peruvian economy relies heavily on its natural resources approximately 15% of its GDP depends on it. Its main source of income comes from mining; Peru is one of the largest producers of cooper, gold and zinc in the world. It has large deposits of oil and is a producer of crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, mangoes, asparagus, textiles and fishmeal. Its main market is the United States which accounts for 23.6% of its total exports followed by the European Union with 18.9%, China 11%, Chile 7.7% and  …

The Amazon River is the second longest river in the world about 4,000 miles or 6,450 km long, second only to the Nile River. In terms of volume, the Amazon is the largest river in the world, it contains one fifth of the earth’s fresh water. Its width varies according to the rain season; at its widest point it can be 6.8 miles or 11km during the dry season and 24.8 miles or 40km during the rainy season. Where the river meets the Atlantic Ocean its width reaches 150 miles …