Statistics
Population: 30,147,935 as of July, 2014
Death Rate: 5.99 deaths to 1,000 people as of July, 2014
Birth Rate: 18.57 births to 1,000 people as of July, 2014
Population: (Lima, capital)9.13 million as of 2011
Maternal Mortality Rate: 67 deaths to 100,000 live births as of 2010
In the past 2 centuries, Peru has almost tripled in population.
Over the centuries, Peru's child per women has drastically changed by slowly shrinking.
Referencing Child per Women graph, Infant Mortality Rate has gone down. Please note that the Child per Women and Infant Mortality Rate graphs look very similar showing correlation.
This graph shows the average age the people of Peru live to in years. Peru has come a long way to raising mortality rates and decreasing infant deaths. Their graphs show steady and consistent increases.
In Peru the Catholic Church is a cornerstone of their culture. As the Spanish conquered Peru, many mixed their traditional beliefs with Catholicism. For example their Mother Earth would be related to the Virgin Mary of Catholicism. The native religion revolved around worshiping the Sun. Sun translated to Pachamama or Mother Earth. There are very few people in Peru that declare themselves as Atheists or Agnostic.
The biggest social change that effected Peru’s religious beliefs goes all the way back to when the Spaniards had set out to conquer Peru. When Father Valverde met with the head of all the Incas, Atahualpa. He handed him the Catholic Catechism and told him if he followed it and listened to it’s teachings he’d hear the voice of God. Atahualpa said he failed to hear the voice of God and threw the book on the ground. Valverde then called upon the military to attack, “absolving” Atahualpa. This was a huge turning point for religion in Peru. Machu Picchu is the lost city of the Inca. It’s believed that this city was built for spiritual practices and secret rituals. One of the rituals translated to “The Hitching Post of the Sun” This ceremony was used to bring the Sun and Earth together, essentially tying them together. The Peruvian government strongly recognizes the Catholic Church as strength in many people’s lives. Catholic clergy and laymen/women receive government stipends and stipends from their church. The government also makes church’s available to many regions to guarantee that as many people can practice as possible. The government allows many funds go towards assisting churches and the people who work for them. Although there have been drastic changes to the nature based religion that Peruvians followed historically they still incorporate it in their Catholic practices. One main aspect of their old religion is their strong respect to nature. Cited Sources: Peru Overview. (n.d.). Retrieved March 23, 2015, from http://www.adventure-life.com/articles/peru-overview-911 Peru - Religion. (n.d.). Retrieved March 23, 2015, from http://www.amautaspanish.com/destinations/learn-spanish-in-peru/peru-overview/religion-141.html Famous Historic Buildings & Archaeological Sites in Peru – Machu Picchu, Cusco, Sacred Valley of the Incas. (n.d.). Retrieved March 23, 2015, from http://www.famous-historic-buildings.org.uk/peru_12.html |
This pie graph shows how many people in Peru are actually Catholic. Very few people are undeclared or another religion.
(n.d.). Retrieved March 23, 2015, from http://www.pewforum.org/2014/11/13/religion-in-latin-america/# This map shows the religious center of Machu Picchu. This is the main sacred place of the old religion of Peru.
Peru historical information. (n.d.). Retrieved March 23, 2015, from http://www.peru-travel.net/history.htm ![]()
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Above: Peru's Lomo Saltado on BBC TV: A Homage to Our Jumping Peruvian Beef Stir Fry. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22, 2015, from http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/martin-morales/ceviche-martin-morales-saturday-kitchen_b_2999664.html
Above: Peruvian Lomo Saltado. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22, 2015, from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/peruvian-lomo-saltado/
Lomo Saltado is a traditional and very popular dish in Peru. Containing beef, tomatoes, Peruvian aji amarillo, vinegar, soy sauce, parsley, onion and french fries. All the ingredients are stir fried together to create a colorful and healthy dish. Although there are many different ways to make Lomo Saltado it's base ingredients are always the same. Surprisingly soy sauce is used in this dish which has been thought of as the dish being influenced by lomo de vaca and/or lomo a la chorrillana. This dish is a perfect example of cultural mixing. This dish is usually cooked in a wok which is from Chinese culture, as is soy sauce. The rest of the ingredients are local Peruvian crop. Peruvian people celebrate the mixing of cultures and appreciate the differences in people.