Culture of Peru

species of bird

Inca religious festival

specially prepared human head

decorated andesite stones found in Ica Province, Peru

Inca god creator and animator of all the universe, worshiped mainly on the coast

thumb|200px|Supay, as interpreted in a Peruvian festival In the Quechua, Aymara, and Inca mythologies, '''''' (from "shadow"; ) was originally an ambivalent spirit, both benevolent and harmful, a denizen of the Incan netherworld (Hurin Pacha) who might enter the world of the living as "shadow", perhaps attempting to bring someone as companion into the world of the dead.

thumbnail|Marinera Norteña Marinera is a partner dance that originated along the coastal regions of Peru, using handkerchiefs as props. The dance is a re-enactment of an ancient Mochic dance, modernised with a mix of Spanish contradanza and Andean zamacueca, and is a stylized reenactment of a courtship, showing a blend of the different cultures of Peru. The dance has gained recognition throughout South America and is known as the most prominent traditional dance of Peru. The city of Trujillo has been recognized as the national birthplace of the marinera since 1986. The Marinera Festival, a cul

music and musical traditions of indigenous people of Andean region

Huayno (Waynu in Quechua) is a genre of popular Andean music and dance. It is especially common in Peru, western Bolivia, northwest Argentina and northern Chile, and is popular among the indigenous peoples, especially the Quechua people. The history of Huayno dates back to colonial Peru as a combination of traditional rural folk music and popular urban dance music. High-pitched vocals are accompanied by a variety of instruments, including quena (flute), harp, siku (panpipe), accordion, saxophone, charango, lute, violin, guitar, and mandolin. Some elements of huayno originate in the music of th

The Morenada is an Andean folk dance whose origins is from Bolivia. This dance is practiced mainly in Bolivia as well as in Peru and in recent years with Bolivian immigration in Chile, Argentina and other countries.

pattern of human activity and symbolism associated with Peru and its people

literature from Peru, past and present

QueshuachacaThe name gets spelled very differently, mostly with the first element varying between and the second between .

music and musical traditions of Peru

thumb|Representation of the Ekeko in La Paz, [[Bolivia]]

thumb|upright=1.15|Pishtako, Peruvian Retablos|Peruvian Retablo, Ayacucho A '''''' (in Northern Quechua "slaughterer, cutthroat"), (in Southern Quechua, similar meaning) or (in Aymara,"slaughterer") is a folkloric boogeyman figure in the Andes region of South America, particularly in Peru and Bolivia, which extracts the fat of its victims.

genre of Peruvian music

music and dance of Afro-Bolivian people, born in Los Yungas in Bolivia

Style of dress in Lima, Peru

ministry of Peru

thumb|right|alt=Evo Morales and Eli Salguero at Pujllay|Former Bolivian President Evo Morales and Culture Minister [[Elizabeth Salguero attend the Pukllay festival which their administration has nominated for UNESCO recognition]] Pukllay or phukllay (Quechua for to play, play / carnival, other spellings pucllay, pugllay, phujllay, pujhllay, pujllay, puqhllay) is a traditional festival held in the central Andes. The word "play" refers to either the clouds or the blossoms "playing" in the winds at the end of the rainy season and thus harvesting time. The Bolivian Pukllay is connected to the Chri

thumb|Llamerada is a dance that is practiced in Bolivia and Peru. The dance is inspired by llama herders and shepherds. Llamerada It is a representation of the llama muleteers who went from the highlands altiplano to the valleys to exchange products, using the llama as a means of transporting products. It is also a remembrance of the task of herding llamas and has historical religious value as a ritual of good fortune.

Peruvian musical style derived from the Colombian cumbia

thumb | right | alt=Group of amautas in Plaza Murillo | Group of amautas in Plaza Murillo Amauta (meaning "master" or "wise one" in Quechua) was a title for teachers in the Inca Empire, especially of children of the nobility. According to Fray Martin de Murua, a missionary in Peru, education in the Inca empire was instituted in schools called Yachaywasi or "Houses of Knowledge" in Cuzco. Students were children of the Inca nobility, the future rulers. The subjects were the moral standards, religion, government tenets, statistics, math, science, "Runa-Simi" language variety of Cuzco, Khipu inter