Check out this video of Alex Acuña rocking out on Peru’s national instrument, the cajón! The cajón started out as a makeshift instrument invented by African slaves, but it has evolved into a mainstay of all kinds of Peruvian and world music.  

What you may not know before arriving to study Spanish in Peru is that there is a large Afro-Peruvian population in the country. Many people do not realize that imported Africans and their descendants had such a strong impact on the evolution of the country’s culture. Today, people of African descent make up approximately 10-15 […]

Although Peru is an amazing country with many things to recommend it, it is also plagued by poverty. Lima, Cusco, and other cities are home to thousands of street children, who have nowhere else to go. Many of these children were abandoned because their parents could no longer afford to feed them, while others ran […]

Everyone who has been to Peru will testify that it is a beautiful country. However, in the past Peru has also been seen as an unstable country with political and economic problems. Here are just a few recent news items that show how Peru is improving economically and coming into its own on the world […]

Many people who choose to learn Spanish in Peru do so because they are excited about the region’s biodiversity. The country has amazing resources including the Andes mountains, the Amazon Rainforest and, of course, the Pacific Ocean. Luckily, the government protects many of the country’s unique ecosystems. There are eight national parks and eight national […]