History
This year saw the beginning of Peru’s current political crises–involving repeated removal of presidents.
What is 2016?
The type government used in Peru
What is a Unitary Presidential Republic?
The industry that was the center of successful protests in 2021-2022 seeking to draw attention to the lack of wealth created for local communities.
What is mining?
The local roasted delicacy that is usually served with yucca?
What is cuy or alpaca meat?
Name a Peruvian Athlete
What is Luis Homa, Jaime Yazaga, Teófilo Cubillas, Claudio Pizarro, or Héctor Chumpitaz?
This avian-produced material, which is used as a fertilizer, triggered economic instability in Peru and led to a war between Peru and the Spanish in 1866.
What is guano?
The length of the term of congressional members
What is 5 years?
The city that rural and indigenous communities see as favoring itself at the sake of the rest of Peru.
What is Lima (the Capital)?
What is algae and minerals?
The age to which you are exempt from voting
What is 70?
This pre-Columbian indigenous tribe helped develop the foundations for the Inca Empire’s success in Peru.
Who are the Wari?
The two largest parties occupying Congress
What is Peru Libre and Fuerza Popular?
The number of presidents Peru has had since 2016.
What is six?
The number of times the Peruvian National Football team won the FIFA World Cup
What is five?
The number of regions in Peru
What is 24?
This 1824 battle was a decisive military victory for Peruvian forces fighting the Spanish Viceroyalty troops.
What is the Battle of Ayacucho?
The demographic did Pedro Castillo appeal to in his election campaign
What is the rural and working class voters who felt ignored by the elite?
This scandal exposed widespread bribery in infrastructure projects, implicating politicians at all levels.
What is the Odebrecht scandal?
The reason the Montaña de Siete Colores was relatively unknown until 2015
What is the melting snow revealed the colors?
The number of times Keiko Fujimori has run for President
What is 3?
This ex-Peruvian leader staged a “self-coup” in 1992 and was universally known for his administration’s corruption and human rights abuses.
Who is Alberto Fujimori?
The cost of not voting in elections
22-88 soles
The year in which a bicameral legislature will return to Peru?
What is 2026?
The top four cultures influencing Peruvian cuisine
What is 1879-1884?