Celebrating Peru's Bicentenary of Independence

Celebrating Peru's Bicentenary of Independence

Canning House is pleased to present a virtual celebration of Peru's Independence Day, on 28 July, which this year marks 200 years since Peruvian Independence!

Including messages from HE Ambassador Juan Carlos Gamarra, Ambassador of Peru to the UK and HM Ambassador Kate Harrisson, British Ambassador to Peru, and a selection of resources to mark the day.

A message from HE Ambassador Juan Carlos Gamarra, Ambassador of Peru to the UK

A message from HE Ambassador Kate Harrisson, British Ambassador to Peru

Peruvian Bicentenary celebrations

Bicentennial Gastronomy Week

The Embassy of Peru invites you to discover the special offers that Peruvian restaurants in the United Kingdom have prepared to encourage you to taste delicious Peruvian cuisine!

Discover Peruvian gastronomy

Participate in the Bicentennial commemoration!

The Peruvian government has arranged a wide-ranging agenda of activities to celebrate and commemorate the Bicentenary, taking the opportunity to imagine together the country that Peru wants to be.

Visit the Bicentenary website

Supporting Wayrachi respiratory device production in Peru

Canning House is pleased to announce its donation of £1,000 in support of the Embassy of Peru, UCL and International Medical Education Trust’s fundraiser for Wayrachi respiratory device production in Peru.

The Wayrachi helps keep Covid-19 patients out of intensive care thus protecting many lives, by connecting them to the oxygen plants of hospitals, providing patients with a high-pressure pumping system that allows them to breathe more easily when oxygen via a face mask alone is insufficient.

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Anglo-Peruvian Society Bicentenary Celebration Series

Cochrane, Guise and the naval war

by Brian Vale

Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Brian Vale’s subject is Cochrane, Guise and the naval war, two exceptional Admirals whose daring efforts achieved independent Peru’s maritime security. Command of the seas played a vital role in the struggles for independence in South America. This talk will describe the naval campaigns which ensured the freedom of Chile and Peru and the challenge which the patriot governments faced in creating navies from scratch.

Learn more and get your tickets

With thanks to

The Embassy of the Peru in the UK