last major engagement of the South American war for independence; fought on December 9, 1824. The modern Peruvian Army celebrates the anniversary of this battle.
Civilizations in AYACUCHO date back as far as 23,000 .BC.
The Ayacucho (Eye-ah-coo-choo) Basin is located within central Peru and consists of several archeological sites which date from 23,000 B.C. to 1470 AD. The basin itself has been a host to an estimated 23 civilizations from the Wari to the Inca. Though there are many sites within the Ayacucho Basin, the civilization known asthe Ayacucho, occupied a relatively long timespan of roughly 2,000 years, and was the second civilization to live within the Basin. Ayacucho has been known by many names such as Flea Cave, Ayacucho, and by the multitude of archeological sites found in the Ayacucho Basin.
The site which has yielded the most archeological artifacts has been Picimachey Cave. Picimachey Cave is located 24 kilometers north of Ayacucho City. It has been estimated by archeologists that the cave and it's inhabitants were living during a time after the glacial period, which made the basin a forest zone, rich with plants and animal inhabitants. The preservation of the Picimachey Cave has been theorized to have been caused by a stream which backed up into the cave and deposited a thin layer of peat around the Picimachey settlement. This thin layer of peat aided in the preservation of hundred of tools, which have given archeologist's a greater picture of what life was like within Ayacucho Civilization.
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Click on the link to learn more about Peru and her place in major shifts of continental power throughout history.
Of the numerous nations which occupied the great American continent at the time of its "discovery" by the Europeans, the two most advanced in power and refinement were undoubtedly those of Mexico and Peru.
In ancient history, Peru was the location of the Inca Empire. The incas could read the stars, they made calanders by the moon, and they build monumental temples for the sun and moon.
The source of this civilization is traced to the valley of Cuzco, (Cusco, Qusqu) the central region of modern day Peru, but it was believed throught latin american history, that this was also the center of the world.
Cuzco is often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas"
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Anthem of Peru:
"Somos libres, seámoslo siempre"
en Español"We are free, may we always be so"
in English-
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