Peruvian Uruguayans

Peruvian Uruguayans are mostly Peruvian-born persons living in Uruguay. There are as well some Uruguayan-born persons of partially or full Peruvian descent.

Peruvian Uruguayans
Total population
1,433 (2011 Uruguayan Census)
Regions with significant populations
Montevideo
Languages
Peruvian Spanish and Rioplatense Spanish
Related ethnic groups
Peruvian Chileans, Peruvian Mexicans, Peruvian Americans, Peruvian Argentines

Overview

Peruvian immigrants started arriving in Uruguay around 1990, mainly by land.[1] Both countries share the Spanish language; their historical origins are common (part of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate, Spanish Empire). The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 1,433 people who declared Peru as their country of birth;[2][3] other sources state that there are some 2,000[4] to 3,000 Peruvians living and working in Uruguay, mostly in fisheries or as domestic servants.[1]

As of 2013, Peruvians represent one of the most dynamic immigration flows in Uruguay.[5][4] Yet most of them still live in poverty;[6] only 125 are registered in the Uruguayan social security.[7] Rather than fully assimilating into Uruguayan mainstream society, they tend to represent an example of multiculturalism.[1] Official sources show that over 1,600 Peruvians obtained their Uruguayan identification documents in 2016.[8]

The Uruguayan-Peruvian Cultural Association César Vallejo in Motevideo.[9]

Notable people
  • Julián Legaspi, television and film actor, born in Montevideo to a Peruvian mother

See also

References
  1. Felipe Arocena. "The contribution of immigrants to Uruguay" (PDF). multiculturalismoenuruguay.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2014. (in Spanish)
  2. "Immigration to Uruguay" (PDF). INE. Retrieved 6 March 2013. (in Spanish)
  3. "Uruguay has 77,000 immigrants". Montevideo.comm. 17 June 2013. (in Spanish)
  4. "Peruvians, the fastest-growing immigrant group in Uruguay". El Espectador. 18 June 2013. (in Spanish)
  5. "Just arrived". EL PAIS. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015. (in Spanish)
  6. "Peruvians in Uruguay: 70% in poverty". El Comercio. 6 February 2011. (in Spanish)
  7. "Foreign workers in Uruguay". EL PAIS. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013. (in Spanish)
  8. "Complex immigration numbers". Búsqueda. 5 January 2017. (in Spanish)
  9. "Carlos Valderrama, Director de la Asociación Cultural Uruguayo-Peruana César Vallejo" (PDF). (in Spanish)


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