First
inhabitants of Peru were nomad hunters who lived in caverns in the regions
of the Peruvian coast. The oldest site, the cavern Pikimachay, date from
12.000 BC Cotton, corn, beans and peppers were cultivated since the year 4.000
BC; later, the most advanced cultures as the Chavin, introduced fishing,
agriculture and religion to the country. In the years 300 BC, the Chavin
disappeared in an unexplainable way but through the centuries many other
cultures - the Nazca, Paracas and Wari became very
important.