 Peru — (pə rōō) |
About The People
Did You Know...... The biggest Papal crowd was on Jan 15, 1995 when Pope John Paul II offered Mass to an estimated 4-5 »» More
Fashion... Although Western-style clothing is worn regularly in Lima, the capital, and other urban areas, rural »» More
Socializing... Peruvians are strong willed and nationalistic. The people have a good sense of humor and are accommo »» More
Family... The family unit is important in Peru. Nuclear families have, on average, three children. The father »» More
Sports & Recreation... Soccer is the most popular sport. In the evening young people go to peñas where traditional Per »» More
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Peru History
Machu picchu ruins
AS THE CRADLE of South America’s most advanced native
American
civilizations, Peru has a rich and unique heritage among
the
nations of the southern continent. It encompasses a past
that
reaches back over 10,000 years in one of the most harsh
and
inhospitable, if spectacular, environments in the
world--the high
Andes of South America. The culmination of Andean
civilization
was the construction by the Incas, in little more than one
hundred years, of an empire that spanned a third of the
South
American continent »» More | Statistics, Graphs, Charts, & Data Tables
Capital Cities... Lima »» History of Lima
Population: 29,546,963
GDP: $238,900,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 1,285,220 (sq km) 496,223 (sq mi)
Currency: nuevo sol
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