Peru
Cool Facts!:
GEOGRAPHY
The Nature Of Peru
Peru is very different from anywhere else on
Earth. Because of its positioning on the globe, it
has more diversity than most places in the world. In
Peru, you can go for a dip in the ocean, travel the
villages of Lake Titicaca, hike in the towering
Andes, explore the costal deserts, and even visit
the lush Amazon forest. The deep trench along the
coast of Peru causes the deserts that only stretch
up to 10 mi inland while there are still tropics
just a little to the east. In fact, the Amazon
covers 60% of Peru. The highest lake in Peru is Lake
Titicaca, witch resides at 12,464 ft above sea level
and is 3,232 square miles. The Andes tower over Peru
at 4 mi high. This is also where the world famous
Amazon River starts.
A World Of Animals
Because Peru has such diversity in habitats, it
has tens of thousands of species from the prickly
pear of the desert to the piranha of the Amazon
River. In The Amazon alone, there are 45,527 species
of plants and animals and 128,000 species of
invertebrates. This is collectively more species
than any other place on earth. And even in the vast
Amazon, more species live in Peru than anywhere else
in the Amazon basin. Although
there are
many animals in the rain
forest,
On Lake
Titicaca, The Native
People Live In Villages On
~Peru has 5
different
Biomes
~The Amazon Has
More Species
Than Anywhere
Else On Earth
~Peruvian Rain
Fall Ranges
From 1 in To
100 in
Machu Picchu
This Site, Holy To
The Inca, Is Visited By
Many People Every Year
And is Only Accessible
By Mountain Trail
Peru has many other biomes. In the
coastal regions live many sea birds,
seals, sea lions, and in some places,
the fog gives life to groves of trees
and other vegetation. High in the Andes,
you can find the Puya Raimond (A 33 ft
tall plant found mostly above 3,200ft),
the llama, the alpaca, the guinea pig,
and the vicuna. The vicuna is a smaller
relative of the llama and alpaca that is
only 3 ft tall. It’s wool is incredibly
soft and was once used for the robes of
Incan nobles. They were once hunted
almost to extinction, but are now
protected.
Where In The World Is Peru
Floating Reed Islands
Peru is located on the west cost of
South America and is bordered by the
Pacific ocean (W), Ecquador (N),
Columbia (NE), Brazil (E), Bolivia (SE),
and Chile (S). Because it is in the
southern hemisphere, Peru’s seasons are
opposite ours. Here are the average
temperatures for some of Peru’s major
cities.
Lima (Capitol)
82 (Jan.)
66 (Jul.)
Cusco
68 (Jan.)
70 (Jul.)
Iquitos
90 (Jan.)
88 (Jul.)
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Peru
HISTORY
Cool Facts:
~One of the oldest
settlements in the
Americas is in Peru and
is from 3,000 BC
~The first people of
Peru were nomadic
hunters that crossed
the land bridge from
Asia
THE ANCIENT PEOPLE
In the history of Peru, there have been 8 major
groups of people besides modern day Peruvians. There
were the Chavin (500 BCE), the Paracas (350 BCE), the
Nazca (450 CE), the Moche (600 CE), the Huari (700 CE),
the Tiahuanaco (700 CE), the Chimu (1000 CE), and the
Inca, which expanded from 1400 to 1525. In 1532, the
first Spaniards came to Peru led by the conquistador
Francisco Pizarro. The Spanish were far out numbered, so
they ambushed Atahualpa (the Incan emperor at the time)
in a town called Cajamarca and killed him. After this
they took control of Cusco, and that started the Spanish
influence in Peru.
Spaniards In Peru
Once the Spaniards were in power, they gave land to
other Spanish people who made the indigenous people work
for them in exchange for teaching them Christianity.
After many years of resistance, the Spanish killed the
last Incan leader, Tupac Amaru, in 1572. After nearly
281 of Spanish rule, Peru declared it’s independence on
July 28, 1821.
Here
Is An Image
of What A
Spanish
Mission Might
Have Looked
Like
This
Is An Image
Of The Nazca
Lines Which
Were Made By
The Ancient
People Of
Peru
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Here
Is A Map Of
Some Of
Peru’s
Ancient
People
Peru’s Culture
FOOD
There are many types of food in Peru.
But it all depends on what region of land
you come from to get certain foods. If
you live around the sea cost than you
would typically eat a wide verity of sea
foods. Were if you lived in the Andes you
would find onions, peppers, corn, and
potatoes. Which could be used for stews.
In the rain forests you would have to
hunt down wild deer and catch
fish from a stream there are
also a wide variety of tropical
fruits.
TRADITIONAL
CLOTHING
Peru has a wide variety of
traditional clothing some is
still used today. Like sandals,
dresses and long skirts. While
others are not like chullos
which are wool hats made from
llamas fur usually used in cool
claimants like in the Andes
mountains
TRADITIONS & CLOTHING
Peru has many different
holidays like El Señor de los
Milagros (Lord of the
Miracle)and Inti Raymis
(Festival of the Sun). Peru
also has there own
Independence day when the
Peruvians declared freedom
from the Spanish on July 28,
1824. Many people in Peru
celebrate Christian holidays
like Christmas and Easter.
RELIGION
The largest religion practiced in
Peru is Roman Catholicism. It is
because in Spain one of the only
religions was catholicism and a large
amount of Peru’s population descends
from Spain. Some of the natives of
Peru still practice religions that
there ancestors worshiped. But there
is no official religion in Peru.
People
FAMILY LIFE
A traditional family home in
Peru has up to three children.
The father is the head of the
family while the mother is in
charge of making the food,
plaining day to day activates,
and taking care of the children,
when they are at a young age.
The children either help with
chores around the house or if
they live near an educational
system they go to school.
SPORTS
The citizens of Peru are typically in
good shape. Manly because of their love
of sports. Some of the most popular
sports played and watched are Mountain
climbing, Swimming,boating,
surfing,soccer, tennis,golfing,
skiing,fencing,and bull fights.
EDUCATION
84 percent of children in Peru
attend public school because the
government provides free
education. The other 16 percent
either live to far from school,
help there family at home,or can’t
afford the supplies needed. More
than 90 percent of people over the
age of 15 in Peru have the ability
to read. Peruvians believe
ENTERTAINMENT
Peruvians are wellTknown
for their hand crafting
especially weaving. There
are lots of native
instruments in the Andes
Mountains like harps,
violins, small guitars,
native flutes, panpipes,
and much more.
Peru
Government
LEADERS
The President of Peru is Alan Garcia. He holds the executive office. The Presidents are only allowed to
serve two terms in a row. The people that vote for the President, are required to vote when they are 18-70.
Peru is an Republic country. It is divided
into 25 regions. There are two vice
presidents, 120 members of congress, and
a counsel of ministers. They also have a
Prime Minister. In Peru there are 3 branches
of government just like the USA. Peru’s
capital city is Lima, which is its largest city.
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Alan Garcia
Alan’s full name is Alan
Gabriel Ludwig Garcia Perez.
He was Born on May 23, 1942
in Lima, the largest city in
Peru.
The Peruvian Government Palace.
In Peru the jobs they have
are, fishing, mineral
resources, agriculture,
silver producer, drug
traffic, chicken farming,
timber, gold mine,
hydroelectric power, and
tourism.
Machu Picchu, Peru
Peru puts historical people on money systems, and different
there money, while we put our
jobs then they do.
presidents on our money. Peru is
Peru is a one of a kind place
a very different place unlike ours, just like we are.
because we have different
DOWNTOWN IN PERU
INDUSTRY
IMPORTS
EXPORTS
MONEY SYSTEM
Fishing=2nd largest
catch anchovies.
Mineral
resources=iron coper.
Drug Traffic= selling
coco beans.
Silver=2nd largest.
South America=largest
gold mine.
Tourism=restaurants.
Parts for
cars, that
they assemble
them at Peru.
In Peru they
grow
asparagus and
coffee. They
also grow
anchovies in
Peru.
In Peru they
call $1.00
Nuevo sol.
They call
cents
centimos.
They say that
3.26 new
soles $1.00.
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2011 PERU
PERU
Peru is officially a
Republic.
Peru is a country in the
western part of South
America.
It is bordered on the
north by Ecuador. It is
also bordered by Colombia
and Brazil.
Cassie wrote the pages
on Government and
Economy, and designed
the back cover.
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David wrote the pages on
Culture and People.
Crystal wrote the
pages History and
Geography, and
designed the front
cover.