Many of the French migrants in Peru were artisans, traders and laborers; many originating from Southern France, near the Pyrenees.

[3][4] In February 1960, Peruvian President Manuel Prado Ugarteche paid a three-day official visit to France.

[5] In 1964, French President Charles de Gaulle paid an official visit to Peru.

[6] In 1973, Peru severed diplomatic relations with France in protest of French nuclear testing in the South Pacific Ocean.

In 2012, Peru (along with Colombia) signed a free trade agreement with the European Union (which includes France).