[4] Notable Irishmen during this early decade include Daniel Florence O'Leary and Francis O'Connor.

[1] Another wave of immigrants came during the guano boom in Peru under the presidency of Ramón Castilla, eventually forming a small community in Callao.

[6] The first resident ambassador to the country was Carmen McEvoy, whose great-grandparents left Ireland during the famine of the 1850s.

[12] Irish exports to Peru accounted for US$77.7 million with sectors such as chemical products for medical purposes and milk by-products being the most common.

Agricultural products are also one of Peru's main exports with tropical fruits and coffee being the most sent to Ireland.