Peru possesses a cultural richness. A culture that begins with the civilization of Caral (3000 years BC), arriving in the era of the Inca Empire (the most important in the history of this country), passing through the time Colonial and the Republic, i.e. a history of more than 5000 years.

THE FIRST SETTLERS

The first settlers reached Peru some 20,000 years ago. They brought stone tools and were hunter-gatherers, living off game and fruit. Some of them settled in Paccaicasa, Ayacucho. The most ancient Peruvian skeletal remains found to date (7000 BC) show the ancient settlers had broad faces, pointed heads and stood 1.60 meters tall. The early Peruvians left examples of cave paintings at Toquepala (Tacna, 7600 BC) and houses in Chilca (Lima, 5800 BC).

CIVILIZATION OF CARAL (2600 ac)

Only six countries in the world have known how to change their way of life. They have been able to create the perfect conditions to the development of a Civilization, a State and Cities Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, Peru, China and the Mesoamerica.

The difference of the civilization of Caral with regard to the other is that this was not in contact with other civilizations, i.e. The Caral has not been able to exchange goods because is 1500 years older than the Mesoamerican civilization (the other American civilization in Mexico.