Peru joined the Group of 15 25 years after the group's creation.
 The oldest known complex society in Peru, the Caral/Norte Chico civilization, flourished along the coast of the Pacific Ocean between 3,000 and 1,800 BCE
 Peru is a member of the World Trade Organization, and has pursued multiple major free trade agreements, most recently the PeruUnited States Free Trade Agreement, the ChinaPeru Free Trade Agreement, the European Union Free Trade Agreement, free trade agreements with Japan, and many others

