Tag: Peru

The first phase of the Spanish colonization saw the foundation of new cities, first of all Lima, or the transformation of existing centers, such as Callao; in the newly founded localities, urban planning of a geometric type generally prevailed. The architecture of the century. XVI appears mostly inspired by Renaissance ways, close to the motifs…

Yearbook 2008 Peru. The Maoist guerrilla group Sendero Luminoso, who was most active in the 1980s, still exists and carried out attacks in the department of Ayacucho in October and November, killing a total of 16 government soldiers. The direct reason for the attacks was probably the meeting held by the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)…