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Anonymous Cuzco School painting, 17th century

...that the 17th century Cuzco School (painting pictured), centered on Cusco, Peru, is considered the first organized artistic center in the New World?
...that Alan García was reelected as president in the 2006 general election twenty years after a first term marked by economic crisis and social unrest?
...that José Carlos Mariátegui, a journalist, political philosopher, and founder of the Peruvian Socialist Party, was self-taught?
...that around a quarter of all Peruvian Hairless Dogs are actually born with hair?
...that the Quelccaya Ice Cap, the largest glaciated area in the tropics, has lost approximately 20% of its area since 1978?