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Peru
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Student Name: Jinelle Thompson
Date: 6/3/10
Where is Peru located?
• Peru is located on South
America's central Pacific coast.
The world's twentieth-largest
nation, it borders Bolivia, Brazil,
and Chile to the east and south,
and Colombia and Ecuador to the
north. Lima, the capital, is located
on the central coast. Peru's
1,326,074 square kilometers
(512,000 square miles) make it
roughly the size of Alaska. Lima is
approximately the size of Rhode
Island.
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Flag, Motto, Anthem:
A shield with the image of a vicuna which is
llama-like ruminant mammal of the
central Andes which possesses a fine silky
fleece
– A cinchona tree (the source of quinine)
– A yellow cornucopia spilling out gold
coins - a cornucopia is a cone-shaped
ornament or receptacle with overflowing
contents signifying prosperity - it is also
called horn of plenty
– All of theses items are framed by a green
wreath symbolic of economy for the
Tupac Katari ( an indigenous people of
Peru )
The motto is "Renació el sol del Perú“
"Himno Nacional del Perú"
Sports:
• Peru's main sport is
football and they have
competed in four FIFA
World Cups.
• Taekwondo in Peru was
first introduced by John
Polar.
• Rugby union
• Shooting Peruvian
shooters have won 3 of
Peru's 4 Olympic medals.
Government and Politics:
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Peru has been politically unstable since
independence was declared in 1821 and
formally granted by Spain 3 years later. Since
independence Peru has had 109 presidents, 18
percent of whom were democratically elected.
The remaining presidents came to power
through military coups (24 percent), replaced a
sitting president (21 percent), were named by
Congress (18 percent), were delegated (16
percent), or formed part of a commission of
notables (3 percent).
The free-market economic policies in place since 1990 will not
change in the coming years. The incoming government, which
took office in July of 2001, will maintain strict
macroeconomic discipline guided by a Fiscal Discipline Law
that does not permit the deficit to be higher than 1.5 percent of
GDP. The economic situation will be difficult, nevertheless. The
Peruvian economy has been in a recession since 1997, partly
due to poor fiscal management on the part of the former
government and partly because of the Brazilian, Russian, and
Asian economic troubles. The collapse of Fujimori's
administration also scared off local and foreign investors, with
direct foreign investment reaching only US$600 million in
2000, compared to US$2 billion a year earlier.
Famous people/role model:
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Benjamin Bratt (born December 16, 1963) is an
American actor He is most famous for his role as
Rey Curtis on the TV series Law & Order; and his
appearances in the movies Blood in Blood Out
Miss Congeniality, Traffic, and Piñero. He starred
on the A&E Network drama The Cleaner.
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Bratt was born in San Francisco, California, the
son of nurse Eldy (née Banda) and a sheet metal
worker father.Bratt's mother is a Peruvian
Indigenous activist of the Quechuas tribe; born
in Peru, she moved to the U.S. at age 14.His
father was an American of German and English
descent.
What do you like the most about
Peru?