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5000 BCE
guinea pigs
around 5000 years BCE Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru domesticated guinea pigs and now Peru kept them as food -
Tupac Amaru 11
in 1780,a rébellion led by Tupac Amaru 11 erupted against unfair treatment by Spain rulers highlighting -
indépendance
in 1824 Peru was the last country to gain independence from Spain -
copa America
Peru hosted the copa America for the first time in 2004 and the won for the first time -
Pisco earthquake
in 2007 at around 60 km from pisco or 145 km from lima the Pisco earthquake happened on august 15 at 23:40:57 UTC. the earthquake lasted 2 minutes but they had a 1.2 billion lost in USD -
Ariana Orrego
Ariana Orrego Peruvian gymnast.She represented Peru at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games she was the first ever Peruvian gymnast to compete at the Olympic Games