Here are some interesting links on Peru : CIA The World Factbook The Free Encyclopedia Wikipedia

The land of gold and of sun-worshipping Incas, Peru was the home of the largest empire in the world. With a population of more than 26 million today, it is a fascinating country with three regions that are naturally well divided: the Coasts, the Highlands and the Jungle, representing three entirely different worlds from the geographical, climatic and human point of view. In recent years, bold reform programs and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity and drug trafficking contribute to the country's economic growth.

As Peru moves from one crisis to the next, the emerging popular classes continue to look to the Church for leadership and moral support. The Religious Conference of Peru (CRP) has courageously taken on two major issues: integrated formation and the defence of human rights. The Catholic Church, to which over 90 percent of the population belongs, is recognized in Peru's Constitutions as deserving of government cooperation. The ceremonial aspects of the Catholic religion, moral dictates and values are profoundly embedded in Peruvian culture and society, with every village, town and city having its official church or cathedral and patron saint.

Text MIC MISSION NEWS (October-November-December 2002)
Maria Anthea Raso, m.i.c.