in the late 1990s, aired several episodes dedicated to San Marcos intellectuals of the early and mid-20th century, such as: César Vallejo, Julio César Tello, Augusto Weberbauer, Daniel Alcides Carrión, José María Arguedas, Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo, among others. In these episodes, various patios of the Casona of the National University of San Marcos were used in the representations of the aforementioned characters from their university days. The Peruvian Image and Sound Archive (ARCHI) recovered in 2011 a color recording of May 12, 1951, Alfred William Gauger record of the symbolic laying of the first stone of what would be the "University City" of San Marcos, all this as part of the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the university that took place in 1951. The university is also recognized for the activism and active participation of its students in politics, literature, science, and technology; despite the time they have known how to accommodate what they propose and historically have had several achievements that marked the history of the country, even from the time of the viceroyalty, independence, and in the 20th and 21st centuries. The University of San Marcos has several traditions and characters typical of the contemporary university culture of Peru. Among the best-known traditions are the pre-university times, the verbenas (artistic parties) of each faculty, as well as the presentations of the sikuris, the tuna, and the artistic, academic and sportive activities on the anniversary of each faculty or school; while among the best-known characters is the diner called the "Gusano Legendario" (the one who becomes the first to receive his ration during the Christmas and Independence Day meals), the late pet named "Perrovaca" dog who surrounded around the central dining room until 2019, the mascots of the faculties, and the internal mobility service where each bus is referred to as the "Burro". The University of San Marcos is considered the most representative university in the country and is usually referred to as the reflection of Peru. A nationwide survey carried out by the newspaper El Comercio and Ipsos on the occasion of the celebrations of July 28 in 2013 showed that when identifying Peru with a university: 41% do so with the University of San Marcos, the second and third place are the identifications with the National University of Engineering (14%) and the Catholic University (7%). On May 12, 2017, within the framework