República del Perú.

[República del Perú]

MÍGUEL ALEJANDRO PRÁDO
-República del Perú-

"You guys get worked over too easily! Relax and have some picarón! :D"

Name: Míguel Alejandro Prádo
Origin: Lima, República del Perú
Gender: Male
Orientation: Pansexual
Birthday: July 28
Age: 18

Personality:

Son of the Incan Empire, Peru was brought up in the largest, and mightiest empire in pre-Columbian America, learning the ways and traights of his father. His father taught him great skills in organisation, agriculture, trade, metal work, hunting and fishing. Peru loved spending time with his father, trying to set up a great future for him, that was until the Spanish arrived. Life was pretty easy back then for him, so he kept up his easy-going and free self, he loved being around people and would invite them to huge festivals as much as he could. Not really realising what happened when his father died, Peru continued to fight against Spain for a very short time before being defeated. He wasn't the best fighter, but help from Spain improved his fighting skills greatly. He was once heavily spolied by Spain, although he never had the typical snobby attitude. He's not into hard work at all, he would much rather be out playing sports, socialising with friends, or cooking.

He gets along with most people, because his joy and hospitality gains him friends, and his support is complete and strong. He likes to be the host of the party, smothering his guests with attention and to prove there’s no one like him. If he's not out in parties, Peru would typically be seen wantering around with his llama, talking to himself about anything that comes to mind. Oh, and he loooves Inca Kola and is very pround of it's success. He loves spending time with other people mostly, Bolivia is his favorite nation to be around, caring and spending most of his time with her whenever possible. He's into making more friends if possible, when really he should be trying to improve relations with some of his neighbours.

It can normally take a bit of time to anger Peru, not normally being able to read the situation as clearly as other people. The three major things that can anger him are: When he or his friends are insulted, when others decide to harm or bother Bolivia, but the major problem is territorial issues. The first two are pretty self-explanitory, but when it comes to territories, Peru is not one to mess around with. He loves his own private space, often trying to expand it at the cost of his neighbours. He can get along with anyone as long as they respect his space. Physical contact by people he doesn't know or like also affect his space, and he will fight against it. He stands up for something he is passionate about with full passion, putting as much effort as possible into a fight about what he believes in. He doesn't normally like to fight, only really when needed.

Overall, it's easy to get along with Peru, just remember to respect his wishes and he'll welcome you with an open heart and a bright smile.

Appearance:

Hair Color: Dark brown
Hair Style: Short, somewhat curly. Haircurl hidden under his hat, a few random strands/curls too~
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'5" - 168cm
Weight: 136lbs
Body Type: Slim, very slight muscle tone, un-noticeable.

Perú, even though from a very sunny country, and even though he spends quite a bit of his time at a beach, he doesn't have the darkest tan that you would expect, because of the cold snowy Andes Mountians he has only fairly tanned skin. A bright warming smile will normally be seen across his face, hoping to shed some light to others with his cheery face. No skin impurities or wrinkles, a generally bright face that would naturally have a smile, a frown being un-natural to those who know him personally. If a smile isn't visable on his face, the next most common expression for Perú would be that of confusion. Due to his tendancy to drift off in midconversation, he'll try and listen in once again. not getting half of the story leaving him confused for the most part. Rarely will you see him angered, and if that is possible then something must be wrong. Typically his smile will be visable to all.

His short brown, somewhat curly short hair is similar to that if Spain's. The only main difference in their hair style is the fact that Perú has an amount of stray random hair curls, not too noticeable unless they were being searched for. All these random curls are normally hidden under his hat, but the main, more noticeable, haircurl at the top of his head has occasionally been seen poking out the edge of his hat. His hat, being worn at most times covers a large porportion of his head and hair, although a fair amount of hair is still visable around the edges. The only times he's seen without the hat will be showering, sleeping, extreme formal wear, or if it was stolen. His Peruvian hat, being bright in various colors, bright fluffy pom-pom on the top, with long tassles, also with pom-poms on the ends is the most common headgear he'll be seen in.

The best way to describe Perú's clothing style would be 'loose and comfortable'. He believes that no-one should bother hurting themself or having to go through pain is worth 'looking good and impressing others', believing that outside beauty should not be judged, but what's on the inside that counts. Most commonly, for a more 'relaxed and comfortable' style, a plain white shirt will be worn with either grey or black 3/4 or full-length pants. Along with this, either black slip-on shoes or brown sandles will be worn. Most of the time, he also wears a red and orange fabric belt around his waist. This is the most basic clothing that Perú will normally be seen wearing. For more formal occasions, Perú will be seen in a formal white shirt along with a long black tie. This will normally be worn with long black formal pants. Although this seems fairly relaxed, this is the most formal his clothing ever really gets.

Even this 'formal' clothing is too un-comfortable in his view. He is rarely ever in formal clothing and only ever wears it on the highest and most important occasions. But of course, being who he is, Perú is never normally seen without wearing either his Peruvian hat, or poncho, most of the time wearing both. His most favourite versions of both these clothing articles are bright in colors, not really minding what people think of him with 'different' clothing than they normally see. It's rare to see him without either of these pieces of clothing on, either totally forgetting, which rarely happens, or having them stolen are the only possible reasons why he wouldn't be wearing them.

Relationships:

- Argentina:

Peru sees Argentina as his older sister he can always rely on, his favorite hermana who he, without a doubt, loves with no end... until she beats him at football. Although he loves her deeply, he can't stand to play football with her as he knows how easily it will be for him to be beaten. During the time of Peru's war of independence, Argentina along with a few more nations helped in the movement which eventually resulted in Peruvian independence. When Peru was at war with Ecuador, Argentina, along with Brazil and America, then Chile followed in later, offered to help in meditation of the dispute, which didn't stop the outbreak of war. Although he occasionally doesn't want to listen to her, he still thinks that she knows best. Although he tends to get slightly irritated whenever his drug habbit is mentioned, he still loves being around her and wouldn't want it any other way.

During the Cenepa War between himself and Ecuador, a dispute over Argentina's arms sale to Ecuador has managed to keep tension between the two for 16 years until only recently where Argentina and Peru have managed to get over this disagreement. Recently, Argentina's president made a trip to Peru, and the vsit also aimed to boost mutual investment and bilateral cooperation in various fields

- Bolivia:

Boliva is considered to be Peru's closest sibling, having long traditional, historical, and cultural ties. Even today the two nations are close in traditions and ways of life, however the governments and bosses don't seem to get along, which is the only main problem between the two. Bolivia's boss has a problem with Peru's boss, trying to spred an anti-peruvian wave across the country... which has failed, Bolivia's boss is the only one who actually dislikes their relationship. Peru and Bolivia have historically been drawn together in hostility towards Chile, since both came out losers in the three-way War of the Pacific. Peru's unwillingness to concede Pacific coast access to Bolivia along Peru's southern frontier with Chile has nonetheless been an obstacle. The two are potential rivals in gas sales, and the hope to improve relations between Chile and Peru's bosses with further isolate Bolivia. Even though their bosses don't get along, Bolivia is most likely considered Peru's favorite hermana.

In 1836, Peru and Bolivia became united in an fairly relaxed marriage, but not long into the marriage [ a month later ] Chile declared war on the two, soon followed by Argentina declaring war on Bolivia and Peru not long after [ Just over 4 months after ]. Bolivia and Peru defeated them in the War of the Confederation. The declaration of war by Argentinian and Chilean forces was due to a seen threat of Peru and Bolivia's strength and influence over neighbouring countries. Chile, not happy with the results and the payment that had to be made from losses due to the war, attacked Peru-Bolivia once again, winning this time. After the defeat, the Confederation was dissolved and Peru was independent... only to invade Bolivia soon after, failing, then only to be invaded by Bolivia. Even through everything, he still cares for Bolivia deeply, very affectionate around her, and is one of the few nations who knows mostly everything about.

- Colombia:

His neighbour to the north, Peru and Columbia aren't on the best relations currently. They used to be pretty close before and during the time of Spanish occupation, living in the same house until the Viceroyalty of New Granada was created and Colombia left the house along with Panama, Venezuela, and Ecuador. Peru saw Colombia as, in a way, competition to see who could produce the most coca, the raw material for the drug cocaine, Incan people used it in medicine before the Spanish arrived, and nowadays there's been attempts to cut down on the crop.

During the time of September 1, 1932 to May 24, 1933, Colombia and Peru were at war after a dissatisfaction on the heavy tariffs on sugar, and Peru attacked Colombia. They signed a Peacy Treaty and decided not to mention the war again. In present times, they occasionally see eye-to-eye, not really wanting to get in eachother's way unless needed. Peru still sees Colombia as his sister, but he'll rarely call her that when around other nations.

- Ecuador:

Even through many different territorial issues in the past, Peru and Ecuador's relationship has been slowly changed into a more positive one. Before all the issues and wars they were involved in, Ecuador and Peru used to be pretty close, Peru considering him a very close friend, however their friendship would be broken due to territorial disputes. The territorial dispute the two had was actually one of the longest in the Western Hemisphere. During the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War from July 5, 1941 and July 31, 1941, during the time of World War Two, Peru occupied some western regions of Bolivia, the war ended up coming to a close with Peruvian victory. Throughout January and February of 1981, Peru decided to occupy another area of Ecuador, a disputed area claimed by both nations, aiming to claim it as his own.

The war, again, ended with Peruvian victory. For many years after the war, there was a large number of violent attacks between the two. Another war broke out from January 26 to February 28, in 1995, over yet another disputed area, this was known as the Cenepa War. Both sides in the end claimed victory, but the dispute was finally over, minor break-outs of violence would continue for a few months but after that, they were back to being friends once again... before another, minor, territorial disagreement happened in 1998. A peace accord was signed after that and they've slowly started to become closer friends once again. Last year, with Ecuador's energy crisis, Peru supplied large amounts of help to his neighbour, for half a year.

- Spain:

Even though he fought for and won his independence from Spain, Peru continues to call him 'Madre España', titling him as the 'mother' of all the Central and South American nations. He raised him after an invasion of the Incan Empire, and after it was destroyed, Peru became under Spain's care. The destruction of the Incan Empire, along with the deaths of around 8 million people due to illnessess brought over by the Spanish, are the only real things that Peru has against Spain. During the time that Peru was under Spanish care, the South American colonies were put under one house of care, the Viceroyalty of Peru.

Because of the large distance between all the colonies that spereated them, the house was split in two, and the Viceroyalty of the Rio De La Plata was created. Antonio was closest to Peru due to a large number of resources such as gold and silver, Peru was very close with Spain, often seen clinging to him and trying to stay with him. However, in his rebelious stage during 1809 to 1824, Peru fought for his independence against Spain, along with the help of Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Uruguay, and Columbia. After the war, he and Spain were on non-speaking terms for a while before they started talking again, their relationship not as close as it once was in the past. Nowadays, they'er on good terms, and they're still working towards being closer again.

History:

While Peru inevitably evokes images of Machu Picchu and the Inca Empire, the country is also rich with archaeological sites which are a legacy of even more ancient times, when great civilizations left behind a wealth of art, customs, rituals, wisdom and skills.

Long before the Incas, the Chavín civilization (1500-400 BC) achieved considerable prowess in architecture, engineering and agriculture in the northern highlands. Along the northern coast, the Moche civilization (200 BC-700 AD) is famous for its pottery (portraits carved into pots and gourds) and its pyramid-shaped temples. The same area was later controlled by the Chimú kingdom (900-1450 AD), who built Chan Chan, an immense mud-brick citadel featuring 12-meter-high walls and superb architectural work.

To the south, the Nazca people (200 BC-900 AD) etched an impressive series of figures into the desert floor known as the Nazca Lines, while unearthed graves belonging to the Paracas culture (800 BC-600 AD) have weavings which reveal the magical and religious vision that governed the lives of this ancient civilization.

Centuries later, the Incas (1300-1500 AD) made Cusco the center of their empire, building major constructions such as Sacsayhuaman, Pisac and Koricancha. It is here that myth and history merge: where the Inca roads, towns, people and traditions are a living example of the Andean spirit.

In 1532, the troops of Francisco Pizarro captured Inca ruler Atahualpa in the northern highland city of Cajamarca. The indigenous population dwindled during the first few decades of Spanish rule, and the Vice-regency of Peru was created in 1542 after a battle between the conquerors themselves and the Spanish Crown.

Spain's foothold in the New World was consolidated in the sixteenth century when Viceroy Francisco de Toledo laid down a set of rules governing the colonial economy. This mita system used indigenous labor to operate the mines and produce arts and crafts. These activities, together with a monopoly over trade, formed the basis of the colonial economy.

Until the seventeenth century, the Peruvian vice-regency covered an area stretching from Panama down to Tierra del Fuego (on the southern tip of South America).

Dissent among many social sectors was growing and Peru was declared an independent nation by Jose de San Martin in 1821, and in 1824 Simon Bolivar put an end to the War of Independence. Despite efforts to organize the young Peruvian republic, in the nineteenth century Peru was characterized by a tough economic crisis and a tradition of military strongmen who gave civilians little chance to govern.

By 1860, thanks to income from guano, cotton and sugar, Peru was able to do without enforced labor imposed on the indigenous population and African slaves alike. Chinese and European immigrants swelled the workforce and integrated with Peru's society. But in 1879, the country found itself at war with Chile. Peru was defeated and left bankrupt. After another spell of military regimes, Peru returned to civilian rule, giving rise to a time called "the Aristocratic Republic".

The early part of the twentieth century was marked by a drawn-out civilian dictatorship headed by President Augusto B. Leguia. After the fall of Leguia, military regimes once again rose to power. Over the following decades, major public works were built amidst severe political repression.

Peru has a history of border disputes with neighboring countries and over the years has eventurally come to agreements with Colombia in 1927, Chile in 1929, Bolivia in 1932 and Ecuador in 1999. Today Peru has good relations with all of its neighboring countries.

Despite a coup d’etat in 1968, democracy has prevailed during modern times in Peru. Democratic elections have been somewhat slowed due to corruption and public scandals. Today Peru is a democratic republic and the president and members of Congress are elected every five years by universal suffrage. The current constitutional president of Peru is Alejandro Toledo Manrique (2001-2006).

Following the conclusion of Toledo’s term in 2006, the election turned into a three-way contest between right-wing candidate Lourdes Flores, populist Ollanta Humala and – of all people – the APRA’s Alan García, the very man who had put Peru on a path to financial ruin during the late 1980s. After a run-off election, voters eventually settled on García. His second term – thus far – has been relatively stable. The economy has performed well, due to a strong market in mining and agricultural exports, and strong local governance in Lima has left the capital renewed and its port facilities upgraded after decades of decay.

García’s term, however, has not been without outrage. His entire cabinet was forced to resign in 2008, after widespread allegations of bribery and corruption surfaced. And, that same year, he signed a law that allowed foreign companies to exploit natural resources in the Amazon. The legislation caused a backlash among various Amazon tribes, who blocked roads in the area in protest. In June of 2009, a confrontation between police and natives outside of Bagua left 33 people dead (most of them officers) and hundreds of civilians injured.

The Peruvian congress revoked the law and, for now, the situation has cooled off. But the president nonetheless faces untold challenges: the development (or not) of the Amazon; how to deal with the resurgence of Sendero Luminoso around Ayacucho; and the continuing chasm that exists between rich and poor, indigenous and white in Peru. For the meantime, however, the country is enjoying a rare moment of prosperity and hope. One can only hope it will last.

Likes:

- Llamas
- Guinea Pigs
- Cueca~!
- Writing novels and poems
- Loves fishing and surfing on his beaches
- Loves sports~
- Mining and Agriculture
- Traveling and relaxing... at the same time
- Creating and playing music
- Cute things
- His "South American Brothers and Sisters"
- Being creative

Dislikes:

- Being un-noticed
- Loud annoying noises
- Having his hat stolen
- Strangely behaved attitudes
- People he doesn't know touching him
- Having his guinea pig stolen
- Extremely quiet and akward situations
- General assholes
- People not listening to him
- Insults to his culture
- Heated debates, would much rather be relaxed
- Un-comfortable clothing

Hobbies:

- Futbol~! :D
- Cooking
- Fishing
- Volleyball
- Surfing
- Taekwondo
- Rugby Union
- Sailing
- Tennis
- Dancing
- Taking care of his llama and guinea pig
- Going to big celebrations
- Skiing and snowboarding

Random Quirks:

Being the second biggest cocaine producer in the world next to Columbia, he's had the tendancy to take the drug on occassion. He's also a major exporter of it, mostly to his neighbours, but recently he's been trying to cut down on it.

Even though Peru is known to be famous for Llama/Alpaca, Peruvians don’t wear alpaca. They love to eat it, make goods with it, and sell it, but rarely do you see a Peruvian wearing it…not even the knockoff variety. Peruvian artisans and merchants claim everything is alpaca. Alpaca is extremely soft to the touch. So when you feel a coarse hat and they claim the price is because “it’s alpaca”, don’t let them scam you.

He is almost always seen in bright colours, whether it is more traditional garb, or modern street wear, color is a must. One thing that he won't wear however is sunglasses. There are sunglass stores everywhere in Peru, and there will always be people selling them on the street but he, or any of his people wear them.

Peruvians like their security. Almost every house has either sharp shards of glass on the roof, barbed wire, electric fencing, or metal sticks to ward off burglars. On top of that there are also often guard dogs on the roof as well. Coca-Cola owns every beverage company in Peru. Their bottled water, their beloved Inca Cola, their juices…all made by Coke.

Peruvians don’t beg. As poor as the country is, they will offer you a service or at least an interesting photo opp before they’ll just ask you for money. Peruvians think the 80’s were awesome. Restaurants, night clubs, and buses are constantly playing American 80’s favorites, and the Peruvians sing along as much as the tourists do.

Roleplay Sample:

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