This is what I wrote in the Andean Report blog:

“Very interesting post, but it lacks of more credible data from Afro Peruvian people themselves.

I think you are right on recognizing the 5-10 percent of Afro descendant population in Peru. It might be a bigger percentage, considering that some blacks in Peru call themselves morenos, as a way of separating themselves from darker blacks.

You made a mistake when you say that blacks in Peru came mostly from other colonies. Among the first Hispanics that arrived to Tumbes, there was one African man whom the history books erased from the records. And slaves were always part of the first ships that arrived to what is today Peru.

I understand that most of the slaves that arrived to Peru were actually from Angola and the west coast of Africa, and they settled in the small coastal valleys that go from Tumbes all the way to Tacna, and also in the Andean mining corregimientos.

Now, Afro descendants who were born in the Americas didn’t assimilate a fully Hispanic culture. Actually their culture was strongly influenced by the Native Indigenous civilizations that were found at their arrival.

Remember, the Spaniards that invaded this continent were very few, and they were successful only because of the alliances they reached among Indigenous leaders.

I appreciate you taking the time to address the important presence of Afro descendants in Peru. This certainly is a rich topic of study and if you live in Lima, you may want to contact Afro Peruvian scholars that will contribute with their own knowledge.

Please visit:

http://www.cimarrones-peru.org/index1.htm

http://www.racismonuncamas.com/

Thanks for sharing this content about Afro Peruvian heritage!