4 Intresting facts of Peru?

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Julia

It is difficult to chose only 4 interesting facts of Peru. it is better to go and see your own eyes this wonder full country. There are a lot of traditions, customs. I have been there for 4 years and now I can say I love this country very much.
There are several ancient cultures in Peru, which are alive till our days. For example: Ð¢Ð½Ðµ culture of Mocha ( you can see Chan-Chan - the ancient city)
And what about Paracas,? The nature reserve in the seaside
Marvelous!
And many others interesting things..

memorex

Peru is a country that posseses 90% of all existing ecosystems in the world (desert, beach, jungle, rain forest, everglades, etc.) I think there are like 94 in total and we got 85.

Even though peru is next to the equator and should be tropical country like brazil and full of vegetation, a cold ocean current flows thruought the peruvian coast and makes it impossible to rain in the first 100 - 150 km of mainland, so our beaches look more like the ones in the middle east.

For as long as 100 years ago, Peru like United States was a country with a diverse ethnical population. In addition to the Inka descendants, Peru had a lot of African Slaves brought in and now they are an important part of our population. Years later the same occured with the Chinesee. Parallel to those inmigrants, many europeans also came in the last 100 years (Germans, English, Italians, spanish, French) not belonging to the aristocratic class dominated by spanish descendants from colonial and early republican times.

An other interesting fact is that Peru lacks of the four known wheather seasons. Since Peru is located in the tropics, Instead of having Winter, Spring, Summer & Fall; we only have two seasons that we call Summer and Winter and the short period of transition between the two, that you might call the interseason.

notegustariasermia

Independence Day july 28,1821

â€œEl PerÃº es, desde este momento, libre e independiente, por la voluntad general de los pueblos y por la justicia de su causa, que Dios defiende. Â¡Viva la libertad! Â¡Viva el PerÃº!â€ â€”JosÃ© de San MartÃn, el 28 de julio de 1821.

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1.- reserva natural del MANU
2.- the NASCA lines !!!!!!!
3.- KUELAP
4.-el valle del COLCA.

but, uff in Peru exist many n many places to see n watch :)

check this site : www.peru.info

suerte :))))))))))

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Surface Area

With an area of 1,285,215 square km, Peru is the third-largest country in South America after Brazil and Argentina, ranking it amongst the world's 20 largest nations. Peru also holds sway over the sea up to 200 miles from the Peruvian coast and has territorial rights to an area of 60 million hectares in the Antarctic.Peru is divided into 24 departments, plus the Constitutional Province of Callao. Lima is the capital of Peru.

Language

Official languages:
Spanish: 80.3%
Quechua: 16.2%
Other languages: 3.0%
Foreign languages: 0.2% As part of its rich cultural tradition, Peru features many different languages. Although Spanish is commonly spoken across the country, Quechua is a major legacy of the Inca empire, and is still spoken with regional dialects in many parts of Peru. In addition, other languages are spoken such as Aymara (in Puno) and a startling variety of dialects in the Amazon jungle, which are divided up into 15 linguistic families and 38 different languages.

Government

Peru is a democratic republic. The president and members of Congress are elected every five years by universal suffrage. The current constitutional president of Peru is Alan GarcÃa Perez (2006-2011).

Population

25,662,000 inhabitants
Urban: 72.3%
Rural: 27.7%

Peru is a nation of mixed ethnic origins. Throughout its history, Peru has been the meeting ground for different nations and cultures. The indigenous population was joined 500 years ago by the Spaniards. As a result of this encounter, and later enriched by the migration of African blacks, Asians and Europeans, Peruvian man emerged as the representative of a nation whose rich ethnic mix is one of its leading characteristics.

Religion

Roman Catholic: 89%
Evangelical: 7%
Other religions: 4% Peru is a naturally religious country: a diversity of beliefs and freedom of worship can be seen from the wide range of festivals and rituals that feature both Catholic fervor and the mysticism of age-old pre-Hispanic cultures.
Currency

The official currency in Peru is the Nuevo Sol (S/.), which is divided into 100 centimos. The currency includes coins for 5, 10, 20 and 50 centimos and 1, 2 and 5 sol coins. There are bills in the denomination of 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200 soles.

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