by Jane Holligan De Diaz-Limaco - £12.95 Latin America Bureau (1998)
paperback
ISBN 13: 9781899365173 | ISBN 10: 1899365176
Peru is perhaps the most dramatic and unpredicatable of all Latin American countries. Blessed with enormous natural wealth and spectacular historical sites, it is also cursed by widespread poverty and a legacy of political violence. A gulf separates the westernized elites of Lima from the indigenous majority of the Andean highlands, creating intractable social and political problems.
A fascinating mix of landscapes and cultures, Peru contains the splendors of Machu Picchu as well as the horrors of Lima's shanty towns. Ancient Indian culture exists alongside U.S.-influenced modernity, while dramatic political events keep the country firmly in the headlines.
Peru in Focus is an authoritative and up-to-date guide to this volatile country, exploring the land, history and politics, economy, society and people, culture, and where to go and what to see.
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