Peruvians in Chile
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 235,165 (2019)[1] | |
| Languages | |
| Chilean Spanish · Peruvian Spanish · Quechuan · Aymara | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, minorities of other religions. |
Peruvians in Chile (Spanish: Peruanos en Chile) consists of mainly of immigrants and expatriates from Peru as well as their locally born descendants. Both countries share the Spanish language; their historical origins are common (part of the Spanish Empire).
Illegal immigration
[edit]A significant portion of immigrants to Chile are Peruvian. Geographic proximity lowers travel costs and enables migrants to maintain family ties in Peru. A shared language also makes Chile a more accessible destination than more distant countries like the United States or Japan.
| Destination | Percentage of total emigrants |
|---|---|
| United States | 31.5 |
| Spain | 16.0 |
| Argentina | 14.3 |
| Italy | 10.1 |
| Chile | 8.8 |
| Japan | 4.1 |
| Venezuela | 3.8 |
Many Peruvian immigrants who arrived in the 1990s are second- or third-generation descendants of indigenous peoples who moved from rural areas to Peruvian cities during the agricultural crisis of the 1960s.[3] Throughout the 1990s, the government of Alberto Fujimori presided over rising poverty, with 54% of Peru's population living below the poverty line. Between 1980 and 1993, terrorist violence in the country also displaced approximately half a million people.[4]
Notable people
[edit]- Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz, Chilean-American musician of Basque, Spanish, Peruvian descent.
- José Balbuena Rodríguez, Peruvian-born Chilean soccer player (born in Lima).
- Felipe Humberto Camiroaga Fernández, Television presenter, actor, comedian of Basque, German and Peruvian descent.
- Pablo Ignacio Cárdenas Baeza, Soccer player, Peruvian father
- Segundo Castillo Varela, Peruvian-born Chilean soccer player (born in Callao, Peru)
- Javier García Choque, Chilean politician, Peruvian great-grandfather
- Joao Luis Ortiz Pérez, Chilean-Peruvian soccer player, Peruvian father
- Marko Zaror, Actor, Peruvian mother.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Chile no aplica el acuerdo de residencia MERCOSUR a peruanos
- ^ "Migratory Profile of Peru" (PDF). International Organization for Migration. October 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ De los Angeles Núnez Carrasco, Lorena. "Living on the margins : illness and healthcare among Peruvian migrants in Chile". openaccess.leidenuniv.nl. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ Araujo, Kathya; et al. (2002). "Migrantes andinas en Chile: El caso de la migración peruana" (PDF). Fundación Instituido de la Mujer. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
