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nouna republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries
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- pichi Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic
- mario vargas llosa Peruvian writer (born in 1936)
- calisaya Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
- fabiana imbricata Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic
- vargas llosa Peruvian writer (born in 1936)
- cinchona calisaya Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
- cinchona ledgeriana Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark
- jorge mario pedro vargas llosa Peruvian writer (born in 1936)
- cinchona officinalis Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark