Peru is a country located in western South America with a population of over 29 million people. It has three main geographical regions - the coast, the Andes Mountains, and the Amazon Basin. Lima is the capital and largest city, located in the central coastal region. Spanish is the primary language in Peru.

1. Peru project Coat of Spanish 1
Benjamin Clare Arms Ms. Cruz
Peru’s
flag

2. Peru, which is almost 500,000
square miles, has a population of
29.5 million people.
Peru is broken up
into 25 regions plus
Lima.
Spanish is the main
language in Peru.

4. Capital: Lima
The Population of
Lima is more than
8 million.
Lima Cathedral

5. Lima is located in the valleys of the
Chillon, Rimoc, and Lurin rivers, in
the central part of the country, on a
desert coast overlooking the Pacific
Ocean.

6. The geography of Peru is divided up into
three basic regions: the Amazon Basin, the
coastal region, and the Andean mountain
ranges.
Each region has its own unique climate and
supports a unique flora and fauna unlike
any of the other areas.

7. Peru is on the Pacific coast of South
America entirely south of the equator.
Amazon Basin lies in the east of Peru and
makes up about 60% of Peru’s territory
The region has many rivers including the
Amazon River and is covered with tropical
rainforest.

8. The west of Peru along the Pacific coast is
in the rain shadow of the Andes and
features deserts, beautiful beaches and
fertile valleys.
The Andes Mountains reach over 20,000
feet above sea level. Rain varies widely
from 8 to 60 inches per year in the
mountains and the seasons are divided into
a dry winter and wet summer.
Nevado Huascarán is the highest peak in
Peru at 22,205 feet above sea level.

9. Costal Region
Andes
Mountains
Coastline
Amazon Basin
Costal Region
Desert rainforest

10. What to do in Peru
Hiking in the Andes Visit Cusco (Inca ruins)
The Andes is the world's Cusco was the site of the
longest continental historic capital of the Inca
mountain range. This Empire and was declared
range is 4,300 miles long, a World Heritage Site in
120 miles wide, and 1983 by UNESCO.
(United Nations Educational, Scientific,
13,000 feet high. and Cultural Organization)

11. Huacachina also spelled, Huacca China, is a
small oasis surrounded by giant sand
dunes. This oasis town exists only to cater
to the tourists and is located very close to
nearby Ica.
.
Huacachina Oasis

12. The Amazon River is the second longest
river in the world and by far the largest by
water flow.

13. The civilization at Machu Picchu is an
existing proof of the last remains of the
Incan tribes. It was elected as one of the
Seven Wonders of the World in July 2007.

14. Colca Canyon is a canyon of the Colca
River, in the Andes mountain range, in
southern Peru. It is more than twice as deep
as the Grand Canyon, but the canyon’s
walls are less steep.

15. The Plaza de Armas is the center of the
historic section in Cuzco. The original plaza
was built by the Incas and was known as
the “square of the warrior”.

16. Grilling Meat, Fish & Bananas Fruit in the Market
Rice Fields & Mango Trees

17. Aji de Gallina
ceviche arroz chaufa

18. Sunny
foggy

19. Peru’s climate has two main seasons –
wet and dry – though the weather
varies greatly depending on the
geographical region. Temperature is
mostly influenced by elevation: the
higher you climb, the cooler it
becomes.

20. Independence from Spain: August 14, 1879

21. President: Alan Garcìa
Elected for 5 year term.

22. Prime Minister
José Antonio
Chang
Appointed by
the President

23. Peru’s government is a constitutional
republic.
Peru’s government palace

24. Under the current constitution, the
President is the head of state and
government. He or she is elected for
five years and cannot seek immediate
re-election for at least one full
constitutional term.

25. Culture
Dancing

26. Weaving

27. Architecture

28. The national flower of The national bird of
Peru is the Cantuta. Peru is Andean
Cock-of-the-Rock.

29. The currency of Peru is the Nuevo Sol.
It is subdivided into 100 cents called
Centimos in Spanish.

30. The currency code for the Nuevo Sol is PEN.
The current exchange rate is 1 USD = 2.6701 PEN

31. Fishing: Peru produces about 10
percent of the worlds fish supply.

32. Mining: Peru ranks fifth worldwide in
gold production (first in Latin
America), second in copper, and is
among the top 5 producers of lead and
zinc.
Maras Mines

33. Others: textiles, metal mechanics, food
industry, agricultural industry,
manufactures, chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, machinery and
services.