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Home > Peru > People Culture Festivals > Culture

Peru Culture



Peru Culture occupies an important place among People, Culture, and Festivals of Peru. Peru Culture includes music, festivals, cuisine, architecture, literature, etc.

Peru Culture was formed by the kinship between the cultures of Amerindian and Hispanic.

The culture of Peru includes people of different religion. Most of the people of Peru are mestizo. Mestizo is an admixture of Amerindians and Peruvians of European ancestry. The rate of the Peruvians of European ancestry is 15 %. A small number of African, Japanese, and Chinese ancestries are also found in Peru. Spanish and Quechua are the two official languages of Peru.

The culture in Peru includes a number of colorful festivals. Christmas, Corpus Christi or Holy Week, etc. are the festivals of Peru.

Peruvian culture includes delicious Peruvian Cuisine. Some of sweet dishes and desserts of Peru are Alfajores, Turrones, Helados, Picarones, etc. Pisco is the national drink of Peru. Anticuchos, tamales, Ceviche, Chambar, Pez Guitarra, Cuy chactado, Rocto relleno, Tacacho, Juane, Yuca chupe, etc. are some of the delectable dishes of Peru.

The literature of Peru is one of the important Peru cultures which include written literature along with the literature which was created during the colonial period.

The music of Peru is a merger of sound and style. The instruments used in the music of Peru are harps, lutes, guitars, bandurrias, vihuelas, etc.

The dances of Peru have an association with agricultural work, hunting and war apart from dances of native descent.




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