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Ancient Mexico: Offers historical insight to the ancient cultures that once existed in Mesoamerica and their relevance today. Incorporates all the major archeological sites in precolombian Mesoamerica and Andean South America, with numerous other pages graphically depicting the art, and culture of these regions.
Author: Olivares, Patrick
Subjects: ancient history, chile, mexico, peru, south america
DeweyClass: 972.01
Resource type: documents, images
Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the Peruvian and Atacama Deserts: Index of plants found in the Peruvian and Atacama Deserts.
Author: Dillon, Michael O.
Subjects: chile, peru, plant distribution
DeweyClass: 580.8
Resource type: index
CIA World Factbook: Peru: Basic reference information about Peru, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: peru
DeweyClass: 918.5
Resource type: document
Congresso de la Republica del Peru: Official information from the Congress of the Republic of Peru.
Author: Congresso de la Republica del Peru
Subjects: peru
DeweyClass: 351.85
Resource type: government
Ethnologue Language Database: Peru: A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Peru, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
Author: Summer Institute of Linguistics
Subjects: peru
DeweyClass: 409.85
Resource type: document
Last Frontiers: Peru: Introduction to Peru which includes sample itineraries and further reading suggestions.
Author: Last Frontiers
Subjects: peru
DeweyClass: 918.5
Resource type: promotion
Library of Congress Country Studies: Peru: Detailed handbook describing the history of Peru and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: peru
DeweyClass: 985
Resource type: documents
Maps of the Americas: Set of political and relief maps produced by the CIA covering Canada, all the countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean.
Author: Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin
Subjects: antigua and barbuda, argentina, bahamas, barbados, belize, bermuda, bolivia, brazil, canada, canadian geography, caribbean, central america, chile, colombia, costa rica, cuba, dominica, dominican republic, ecuador, el salvador, grenada, guatemala, guyana, haiti, honduras, jamaica, mexico, nicaragua, panama, paraguay, peru, saint kitts nevis, saint lucia, saint vincent, south america, suriname, trinidad and tobago, uruguay, venezuela, world maps
DeweyClass: 912.7
Resource type: map collection
Peru: Links to Internet resources about Peru. Headings include arts and culture, business and finance, economy, education, flora and fauna, government and politics, languages and literature, network and information services, news and periodicals, sport, travel and tourism.
Author: University of Texas at Austin
Subjects: peru, south american travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 918.92
Resource type: index
Peru Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2006: Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Peru. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion; democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
Author: US Department of State
Subjects: peru
DeweyClass: 323.85
Resource type: document
Political Resources on the Net: Peru: Listing of political resources relevant to Peru, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
Author: Torre Argentina Societa di Servizi - Agora telematica Division
Subjects: peru
DeweyClass: 320.985
Resource type: documents, index
Revolutionary Art of Peru: Examples of Peruvian art, mainly created by imprisoned fighters and supporters of the PCP, the Communist Party of Peru. Includes titles and dates of work, and also features a selection of revolutionary music from Peru.
Author: Committee to Support the Revolution in Peru
Subjects: peru
DeweyClass: 980
Resource type: image collection
State of Food and Agriculture 2001: Regular FAO report, which asserts that many poor countries have seen their prospects for food security further improve because of their success in creating a policy environment conducive to sustained economic and agricultural growth. Although economic and food security problems remain serious in Africa, there are improvements in many areas, while a number of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have seen a good performance of the agricultural sector. The report includes regional overviews, detailed reviews of certain countries, and a special chapter on the agroprocessing industry. Online reports available for 1994, 1995, 1997 and 1998.
Author: UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Subjects: angola, bangladesh, caribbean, egypt, food production, mozambique, peru, russia
DeweyClass: 338.19
Resource type: document
Virtual Peru: Overview of the Republic of Peru describing the costa, sierra, and selva regions. Information covers the country's physical geography, culture, people, Peruvian cities, and history, with details of the Inca empire and Spanish rule. A picture tour also features.
Author: Valdizan, Monica Vela & Mennen, Govert-Jan
Subjects: peru
DeweyClass: 918.5
Resource type: documents, images
VolcanoWorld Volcano Index: Photographs, latitude and longitude, height, date of last eruption and descriptive information about numerous active volcanoes in over 40 countries in the world.
Author: North Dakota University
Subjects: antarctic, australian geography, bolivia, cameroon, cape verde, chad, chile, china, colombia, comoros, congo democratic republic, costa rica, dominica, ecuador, el salvador, ethiopia, greece, guatemala, iceland, india, indonesia, iran, italy, japan, kenya, libya, mexico, micronesia, mountaineering, new zealand, nicaragua, niger, papua new guinea, peru, philippines, rwanda, saint vincent, saudi arabia, solomon islands, spain, sudan, tanzania, turkey, uganda, volcanoes, zaire
DeweyClass: 551.21
Resource type: images, reference data
World Travel Guide: Peru: Basic reference information about Peru, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
Author: Columbus Press
Subjects: peru, south american travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 918.5
Resource type: documents