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Download PERU Land of the Incas - Project | Art Appreciation | ART T113 and more Study Guides, Projects, Research Art in PDF only on Docsity! By Romina Biancato 2005-06 International CEOS Scholarship Recipient Sponsored by the West Virginia Community Educational Outreach Service Peru Land of the Incas ® WP 517 About Me I enrolled in WVU in January 2004. My biggest passion has always been to travel, see the world, and meet people from other cultures. My parents never had the opportunity to travel when they were younger so they supported me in every way they could. When I decided to move to the United States, they were sad but they knew that the education I would achieve here would be better than the one I could get in Peru. When I first came to West Virginia to work at Snowshoe Mountain in an exchange program, I fell in love with the mountains and the people. When I moved to Morgantown, I thought I was going to be the only Latina here. I was wrong – one of the wonderful things about WVU is the multicultural environment. I have learned a lot from other people since I moved here. It is time for me to give back all that knowledge and share with you the wonderful things about my own country. Not many people have heard about Peru. Most of the ones who have probably heard about it only know about Machu Picchu, which is just a part of Peru’s wonderful culture. I was born in Lima, the capital and only big city of the country. I come from a great family that I adore with all my heart. It’s hard to be away from them, but they are proud of my decision and back me all the way. I moved here after being in college in Peru for two years. I wanted to obtain a degree in Textiles, Apparel, and Merchandising, which is not given in Peru. Now, I am getting that degree and have minors in theater and entrepreneurship. Last Christmas, I went back home after a year and came back to Morgantown with my brother, Fabrizio. He graduated from high school in December and started classes here a month after. He is my piece of home here, and I am glad I can share this experience with him. Before going to engineering school, Fabrizio attended the Intensive English Program, which allowed us to meet more international folks and join LASO (Latin American Association) at WVU. I want to thank Rich Fleisher and every one at WVCEOS for the opportunity, not only financial but also cultural. I hope you enjoy the presentation as much as I have enjoyed this scholarship since the day I got it. Peru Peru, located in the central western part of South America, has a surface area of 798,119 square miles. The Pacific Ocean lies to the west, Ecuador to the north, Brazil to the east, and Bolivia and Chile to the south. The Andes Mountains cross the country from north to south, dividing the land into three strips: the coast, the sierra, and the forest. The coast is a small strip approximately 1,863 miles long. It has beautiful beaches and cliffs next to the Pacific Ocean. At its widest points, it measures approximately 115 miles in the north and 25 miles in the south, with altitudes International Sponsorship is one of the many WVCEOS programs supported by West Virginia University Extension Service. The coast of Peru has many beautiful beaches and cliffs. ® Romina Biancato Fabrizio (brother) and their mother the Fiestas Patrias (independence week), El Señor de los Milagros, the bullfights (particularly that of the “Escapulario de Oro del Señor de los Milagro,” in Acho), El Señor de Qoyllur Ritt’I, El Señor Cautivo de Ayabaca, and the Inti Raymi. Lima, the Capital Lima, Peru’s capital, provides air and sea access to the country. Founded in 1535, it was the most important settlement and largest metropolis in South America for more than 300 years. It has a population of more than 7 million. Important public and private museums and collections are interesting to tourists. Among the 28 museums are the Amano Museum with its valuable collection of more than 45,000 pre-Columbian pieces, the Archeological Museum, and the Pedro de Osma Museum. Many civil and military engineering works also mark the city. All of them were built after the Spanish conquest. A stroll through the streets gives us a chance to admire the homes, mansions, and palaces whose balconies decorate the narrow streets and squares. These are a beautiful sight and are sure to impress. Houses and palaces include the Government Palace, Tagle Tower, the Fortress of Real Felipe, Osamblea House, and the house of Aliaga, Rivera-Aguero, and Oquendo. Religious works offer important expressions of vice regal and cusco art in its different forms, such as the cathedral, the Bishop’s Palace, and the churches of La Merced, Las Nazarenas, San Agustin, San Francisco, San Pedro, Santo Domingo, Los Descalzos, and the Santa Rosa de Lima Sanctuary. On the other hand, there are many leisure and sports activities available in Lima – going to the horse races, watching cockfights, surfing, hang-gliding, sailing along the coast, as well as other forms of entertainment. Movie theaters, shows, discos, bars, and many more possibilities ensure that visitors enjoy themselves. The coast of Lima is bathed by the Pacific Ocean. The many beaches include Agua Dulce, La Herradura, Los Yuyos, Los Pavos, Barranquita, and Las Cascadas in the department of Chorrillos and those of Barranco and Miraflores. Tourism Tourism is a major source of income for Peru. The country has many types of terrain and a variety of natural wonders to see. Peru also has many wonders that are part of the heritage of the Incan period. Our main tourist stops are the following: The Amazon, located in the forest region, is home to most of our fauna and flora. Some unique species are found there. The Amazon area contains native tribes protected by the government. They are protected because their lifestyles are similar to those of centuries ago. Machu Picchu, located in the sierra, is in the department of Cuzco. It is an Incan fort in a valley of the Andes. The fort’s unique architecture caused some people to come up with the theory that aliens from other worlds helped the Incas to build it. This fort was constructed with rocks placed one on top of the other so closely that no object – not even a needle – could pass between them. Remember, this stone fort was built by a culture that did not have the wheel or any cutting objects. There are many beautiful buildings in Lima. Machu Picchu is one of Peru’s many ancient ruins. The Nazca Lines in the coastal region are in the Ica department. They were found in 1946 by Maria Reiche. Until now, no one seems to have an explanation of how these lines originated in the middle of a desert. They appear to have mythological symbols from an Incan horoscope. The lines can be observed from a helicopter, which is proof for archeologists that the Incas couldn’t see them. This fact only creates more questions about the origin of these lines. The Chimbote Project When I started working with WVU Extension and Richard Fleisher, I learned about WVU international projects. The Chimbote humanitarian project gained my attention, not only because Chimbote is a Peruvian city with many needs, but also because this project is coordinated by physicians and professors from the WVU Health Sciences Center. 2006 Programs and activities offered by the West Virginia University Extension Service are available to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, political beliefs, sexual orientation, national origin, and marital or family status. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Director, Cooperative Extension Service, West Virginia University. ES05-133 The Nazca Lines Chimbote is a very poor city having inadequate health care. The water there is not healthy, and poverty is so great that most residents do not have sufficient money to get better services or pay for medicines. Each spring, Drs. Melanie Fisher, Gregory Juckett, and William Tarry lead a group of medical students and other health professionals to Chimbote. They spend two to four weeks there providing free health care for local residents. WVU Extension has been invited to explore opportunities to participate in this project. A small Extension delegation will visit in April 2006. Now that CEOS members are learning more about Peru and the Chimbote Project, CEOS clubs or members may want to consider organizing a fund-raising campaign or even volunteering to go on one of these trips to see Peru firsthand. If so, Richard Fleisher and I would be happy to provide more information.