Activities

The arts are sponsored through concerts by Peruvian musicians and singers, many of whom are world-class, exhibitions by painters, sculptors and photographers, and talks by literary figures.

There are excursions to places of interest, including museums and learned societies with a Peruvian connection. The Society  participates in the Anglo-Latin American Fiesta (ALAF). There are also  bridge evenings, and tennis tournaments.

A Young Member’s Group of under 35’s brings together younger Peruvians, Anglo-Peruvians or those with an interest in Peru. It holds its own programme of parties, lectures, films and other activities in an informal environment.

Lectures

There is a full programme of  lectures and films, on all aspects of Peruvian life: cultural heritage, archaeology, spectacular scenery and wildlife, folklore and festivals, food and music.
An annual Expeditions Evening has reports about research explorations, mountaineering or adventure sports in remoter parts of Peru.

Social Events
The Society is a meeting place for people with experience of an affection for Peru. This is done through a wide range of social gatherings.
There are wine-and-canape  receptions after all lectures and a pisco-sour reception after the Annual General Meeting.  Every summer, Peru’s “Fiestas Patrias” National Day is celebrated by a mass and reception. A Christmas Party is held in the Peruvian Embassy or the Ambassador Residence.  Every two years there is a delightful black-tie dinner-dance* with conventional and Andean music

Charitable Work

One of the Anglo-Peruvian Society’s missions is “to relieve poverty and sickness among the people of Peru”.

To this end, The Society raises funds and collects aid in kind to help a wide range of charitable projects. These include children´s homes, hospitals and special medical programmes, vocational training, workshops, schools, nurseries and orphanages, community centres, soup kitchens, etc.
Recipients are located in areas of greatests need throughout Peru, from Lima to the altiplano.

Research

The Society also supports expeditions investigating Peru´s rich ecology, environmental conservation, archeology and human geography.

Grants have gone recently to groups studying rainforest dynamics, dry coastal forests, ornithology, botany, zoology, and the rehabilitation of Inca drainage and terracing systems.