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Peru.
Lima Office:
Address: C.C. Camino Real Of. 284
San Isidro
Phone number: (+511) 2526133
E-mail:
info@perucusco.com
Contact person: Malena Montes |
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Cusco Office
Address: Jr. Peru B-14 Manzanapata, Santiago
Phone number: (+5184) 984625171
E-mail:
info@perucusco.com
Contact person: Ronald Arana |
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Languages
of Peru
Peru is a multilingual nation. Its official languages are Spanish
and, in the zones where they are predominant, Quechua, Aymara, and
other aboriginal languages. (Political Constitution, art. 48) The
most common languages are Spanish and, to a lesser extent, Quechua
and Aymara languages.
If traveling to the Amazon it is mandatory to show a Yellow Fever
vaccination certificate in order to enter. Some western countries
require this certificate on your return from Peru in order to
reenter the country. Yellow fever is a tropical disease spread by
mosquitoes and while most infections are mild – some can be quite
serious. With a yellow fever vaccination one is protected against
the virus, although it is always a good idea to avoid being bitten
by mosquitoes anyway. Malaria exists in the rural areas below
1.500-m (4.992 ft), mainly in the northern part of Peru, and while
some travelers take prophylactics against the disease, malaria in
Peru exists almost exclusively in the benign vivax form.
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Original
languages
The aboriginal languages of Peru are spoken mainly in the
central Andes and in the Amazon forests. A considerable
number of languages were once spoken on the northern coast
and in the northern Andes, but other than some endangered
pockets of Quechua in the northern highlands (Cajamarca,
Inkawasi-Cañaris and Chachapoyas), all others have died out
- Mochica is thought to have gone extinct in the 1950s.
The only aboriginal Andean languages in use in the highlands
today are those of the Quechua and Aymara families (the
latter including Jaqaru/Kawki). The Amazon region, however,
is home to a great variety of languages, the most commonly
spoken of which are Asháninka and Aguaruna, not to mention
lesser known languages, such as Urarina, which is deemed by
most linguists as an unclassified language isolate.
Urarina shaman, 1988There are currently 14 defined
linguistic families in Peruvian territory, in addition to
many more isolated and unclassified languages.
It is known that the number of languages that were used in
Peru easily surpasses 300; some observers speak of 700. Yet
from the time of European conquest, epidemics and periods of
forced work (in addition to the influence of the hegemonic
Spanish language), fewer than 150 can be counted today. The
following is an incomplete list of languages spoken today,
and a number that became extinct in the twentieth century or
that are endangered.
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Bookings
Business Hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm Peruvian
Time Zone/EST - GMT 14:30 - 00:00 hours
Saturday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Call us: 0051 84 2462451 (Office), Mobil 0051 84 984625171
Visit us: Calle Del Medio 131, Plaza de Armas Cusco - Perú Parnerts
in the World
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