Peru Research Paper

Peru
“Transculturation is a complicated term with a rich history” (“The Art of Illumination” 1) “It is a concept that embraces time, space, place, culture, nation, and globalization”(“The Art of Illumination” 2), where “new enigmas and heterogeneities arise” (“The Art of Illumination” 2). As defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary, “transculturation is a process of cultural transformation marked by the influx of new culture elements and the loss or alteration of existing ones”. The concept of transculturation is fundamental in the history and current state of most Latin America Countries. During the Colonial Period, transculturation used transformative influence and the interaction of various cultures on each other to create hegemony, that
The current country of Peru is located on the west side of South America. Countries that border Peru are Chile, Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia, with the Pacific Ocean as a border on the West side. It is the third largest country in South America and geographically diverse. It has 11 ecological regions and 84 of the 103 types ecosystems present. Much of the landscape within Peru consists of coast, jungle, and mountains. A benefit to being geographically diverse and many ecological zones is the plethora of natural resources. Copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron, ore, coal, phosphate, potash, natural gas, and hydro-power are resources heavily relied on in Peru. The industry in Peru stems directly from their natural resources. Fishing, mining and refining of minerals, food processing, petroleum extraction and refining natural gas, metal fabrication and fishing and fish processing are all important industries their economy relies and thrives on. Furthermore, much of their exports are directly related to their immense amount of natural resources. Their major partners in trade are China, Canada, the United States, Japan, Chile, and
“Reforms, openness to international trade, and growing tourism and mining industries have facilitated rapid growth in the past” (“Economy: Population, GDP, Inflation, Business, Trade”). Furthermore, many free trade agreements have created a foundation for domestic reforms and the building of institutions. Even with a democracy in place, corruption within government still continues to be an issue. Another issue that is at large in Peru is the drug trade. Peru is the largest producer of cocaine in the world thanks to massive ungoverned areas used to grow coca, which make cocaine.
30 million people inhabit Peru. They are divided equally between the highlands and coast; however, those that live in the highlands are often afflicted with heavy poverty. Half of the population is Indian, or indigenous and most of them live in the highlands of Peru. The remaining part of the population are mestizo or of European decent. Spanish is the main language, however, indigenous languages are used often, especially in the