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Peru Population 27,947,000 Capital Lima; 8,180,000 Area 1,285,216 square kilometers (496,224 square miles) Language Spanish, Quechua, Aymara Religion Roman Catholic Currency nuevo sol Life Expectancy 69 GDP per Capita U.S. $5,000 Literacy Percent 91 Peru’s flag Lima peru is the capital of Peru. ✪ LIMA Lima Peru This is a Picture of Lima Peru. Lima facts Location: The Lake Titicaca is located in the high plateau of Collao in the Southern highlands of Peru. It's at 3,830 meters (12,560 feet) above sea level. The lake is divided between Peru and Bolivia, so you can see Bolivia from the Peruvian shore. Climate: It's dry and very cold at night (below 0°C or 32°F), but it's sunny during the day (13°C or 55°F). The rainy season is from December to March , and it's common to hail on those days. The largest ethnic group in Peru is the Amerindian, followed closely by the Mestizo and white. 90% of people in Peru belong to the Roman Catholic religion. The literacy rate in Peru is 90.9% which is impressive for a country with so much poverty. Peru was the homeland of the Inca Empire until 1533 when it was taken over by Spanish conquistadores. Peru ranked 79 out of 177 countries in the UN Human Development Index in 2005. This was an improvement of 6 places since 2004’s ranking of 85. Peru’s most famous sport is Soccer, but they also enjoy tennis, surfing, beach volleyball, and sailing. In west Peru there are some desert lands, where in the east it is a very tropical climate Peru’s natural resources are silver, gold, copper, timber, fish, petroleum, coal, iron, ore, phosphate, potash, hydropower, and natural gas. Peru has to deal with natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, volcanic activity, and mudslides. Peru has 246 airports. That’s more than it has ever had before. Peru is home to the famous Lake Titicaca. Dances Waterfalls in Peru P E R U F A C T S Peru is located in the west central part of South America and is a country of geographical and cultural contrast. Peru is the 19th largest country in the world and is bordered north by Ecuador, to the south by Chile and Bolivia, to the east by Columbia and Brazil and to the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a diverse country due to the climatic, natural and cultural variation of its regions, which include coast, sierra and jungle. Peru is populated by over 23 million people, largely descendents of Spanish settlers and native Inca and pre-Inca cultures. Today there are three national languages: Spanish, and the native Quechua and Aymara, reflecting the native Indian and Spanish roots that cultivate modern Food & drinks This is some of the from Peru food they eat in Peru. F L O W E R S The End By, Courtney Hodgdon