PERU

• PERU is a country in South America
• Peru population is 29,849,303
• Peru capital is Lima
• Peru main jobs are fishing, agriculture and mining
• People in peru are of Spanish or Incan descent

MACCHU PICHHU

• A historic site and a Wonder of the World
• Incas were in South America
• Incas were located in the Andes mountains of PERU
• A retreat for the royalty of the Incas
• Today, 100,000's of people visit a year

AGRICULTURE

• Peruvians grow:
• Corn
• Wheat
• Beans
• Coffee

RELIGION

• Roman Catholic 81%
• Evangelical 12.50%
• Many expletives practice sacred religions of Incas

CUSTOMS AND CULTURE

• Peru tend to be strong willed
• Peruvians use a lot of gesturing when speaking
• Peru were western style clothes
• Peruvians generally speak Spanish or queschill

LAND

• 496,200 sq miles
• Several lakes and rivers
• Grasslands and rainforest
• Hot coastal deserts
• Beautiful dense rainforests

BRIEF HISTORY

• Third largest country in South America
• People came to peru ten thousand years ago
• Incas helped Peru grow to an advanced civilization
• Conquistadors conquered most of Peru
• Peru became own country n 1827

OTHER COOL STUFF ABOUT PERU

• Peru lies entirely within the tropics
• Peru rank among the world leading
• Producers of copper, lead , silver and zinc
• Peru leading exports fish meal petroleum
• Peru ranks among the leading fishing countries

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