Republic of North Peru Peru and North Peru reverted to being a unified Republic of Peru. The Peru-Bolivian Confederation was a plan that attempted to reunite the "Alto Perú" ("Upper Peru", now Bolivia) and "Bajo Perú" ("Lower Peru", now simply Peru) into a single political and economic entity. Marshal Andrés de Santa Cruz promoted an ambitious project to reunite this two territories on the basis of a confederacy. This integration was based not only on historical, cultural and ethnic reasons, but also on sound economic motives. The union was trying to restore the ancient commercial routes and promote a policy of open markets. As
Once Was Not Once Was Not Once Was Not is the fifth album by Canadian technical death metal band Cryptopsy. "Once Was Not" is the first album to feature original vocalist Lord Worm since 1996's "None So Vile", and would be his last with the band. It is also the first album not to feature original guitarist Jon Levasseur. Unlike previous albums, where Lord Worm's lyrical content consisted of gore, blasphemy, and sex, his lyrics on "Once Was Not" dealt with topics that affect the human race, such as war, famine, plague, and death. A digipack edition was released, limited to 10,000 copies,