British Peruvians arePeruvians of British descent. The phrase may refer to someone born inPeru of British descent. AmongEuropean Peruvians, the British were the fifth largest group of immigrants to settle in the country after the Spanish, Germans, Italians, the Swiss or/and the French.
Inca Kola was invented by an English immigrant. In 1911, inRímac, one ofLima's oldest and most traditional neighborhoods, an immigrant English family began a small bottling company under their family name, Lindley. In 1928, the company was formally chartered in Peru asCorporación José R. Lindley S.A., whereupon Joseph R. Lindley became its first General Manager.[1][2][3]
Football is the most popular sport in Peru. Football in Peru was introduced by British immigrants,Peruvians returning from Great Britain, and by English sailors in the later half of the 19th century during their frequent stops at the port ofCallao, which at that point was considered one of the most important ports of the Pacific Ocean.[4]
Lima is home to an important sporting institution, it was founded in 1845 by English immigrants asSalon de Comercio, renamed in 1859 as theLima Cricket Club, and was based around the sports ofcricket,rugby, andfootball, the club underwent many other name changes such as in 1865 toLima Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club and in 1906 toLima Cricket and Football Club.[5][6][7]
