EthnicitiesThe ethnicities within Peru are:
45%Amerindian 37%mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 15%white 3% African American, Japanese, Chinese, and other Surprisingly with all these different cultures living within an area, there have not been any conflicts. Quite the opposite actually, Peru endorses peace and the unity of differences- along with the need for respect of others. |
Nationality |
The nationality of Peru is Peruvian seeing as how this is an independent nation-state. The separation of Peru, due to being a nation-state, is as stated below:Peru is divided into 25 departments. Since 2002, by the Organic Law of Regional Governments, Peru has been divided into 25 regions and 1 province. The Province of Lima was divided from the Lima region to create its own individual province. The 25 regions are further subdivided into provinces which are further divided into districts. The Province of Lima, however, is just divided into districts.
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Treatment or Lifestyles of Ethnicities |
Differences in lifestyles and attitudes are pronounced. Peruvians of Spanish descent and mestizos live mainly along the coast and control most of the country’s wealth. Typically, a small group of people of European ancestry hold the main power in government and industry. Mestizo culture is a blend of Indian and European ways known as criollo. The Spanish-speaking mestizos make up the middle class of Peruvian society. They hold managerial, administrative, and professional jobs, but some are also small landowners and laborers. The Indians of the Sierra live in extreme poverty in a harsh environment; many remain both indifferent to and outside the mainstream affairs of the country. Land reform acts in the 1960s and ’70s have brought some improvement, such as the dismantling of haciendas—typically large estates with absentee owners—and reallocation of the land in smaller segments to individuals or cooperatives. However, many highland Indians still shepherd llama herds or work tiny plots of land to eke out a living. The lowland Indians of Amazonia occupy a social position similar to that of the highland Indians.
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