What are 10 facts i need to know about Peru?

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What are 10 facts i need to know about Peru?

Answer 1

1.- Peru was the territory of many great pre-columbian cultures of South America: Chavin, Paracas, Nazca, Mochica, Chimu, Wari, Chachapoyas and finnaly the Inkas

2.- During the Spanish colony Peru was the most important province in South America because of it's Gold and Silver mines

3.- Peru has 8 geographycal regions: 1 is the desert coast, 3 different agricultural regions in the andes, 2 in the top of the mountains and 2 kinds of jungle.

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4.- Peru has a world famous cuisine due to a great variety of products that can be grown in different regions and a diverse ethnical environtment: Chineese, japaneese, Afro-American, highland inkas, european and jungle indians.

5.- The lack of rain in the coast affects some product in a way that they developed a strong flavor. Our olives have a very rich flavor and so does our garlic, onions and every cytrus fruit developes a strong acid taste, our lemmon for example, is so acid that you can cook raw meat with it. Our most famous dish is raw fish sliced in cubes and lots of lemmon, spices and onion, we called it Ceviche

6.- We make a strong liquor from grapes called Pisco and blending it with lemmon juice, eggwhite, sugar and ice, we make a delicious drink called Pisco Sour. 99% of the foreigners who try it, love it.

7.- Peru in the 80's had a terrible problem with Terrorism, affecting us socially, as a tourist attraction and our economy. In the early 90's Terrorism was entirely eliminated and ever since, Peru is a prosperous and emerging country.

8.- Peru could easily be one of the best tourist attractions in South America with many important destinations, but above all is Macchu Picchu, considered one of the seven wonders of the modern world.

9.- althought every good news about Peru's economy, there's a lot of poberty going on and many opportunity seekers try to use this excuse to get into politics and every elecction there's always a dark candidate that wants to stir up the place and it gets a bit unsure until the end of elecctions.

10.- Peruvians are partiers and boozers, we love to live life as it comes!

Answer 2

1-Laura

2-Jaime Bayly

3-Cebiche

4-Machu Pichu

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Answer 3

Geography of Peru

Location:  Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador

Coordinates:  10 00 S, 76 00 W

Area:  total: 1,285,220 sq km

water: 5,220 sq km

land: 1.28 million sq km

Area comparative:  slightly smaller than Alaska

Land boundaries:  total: 5,536 km

border countries: Bolivia 900 km, Brazil 1,560 km, Chile 160 km, Colombia 1,496 km (est.), Ecuador 1,420 km

Coastline:  2,414 km

Maritime claims:  continental shelf: 200 NM

territorial sea: 200 NM

Climate:  varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes

Terrain:  western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)

Elevation extremes:  lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point: Nevado Huascaran 6,768 m

Natural resources:  copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas

Natural hazards:  earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity

Environment current issues:  deforestation (some the result of illegal logging); overgrazing of the slopes of the costa and sierra leading to soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Lima; pollution of rivers and coastal waters from municipal and mining wastes

Geography - note:  shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, with Bolivia; a remote slope of Nevado Mismi, a 5,316 m peak, is the ultimate source of the Amazon River  

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Population of Peru

Population:  28,674,757 (July 2007 est.)

Age structure:  0-14 years: 30.9% (male 4,456,195/female 4,300,233)

15-64 years: 63.7% (male 9,078,123/female 8,961,981)

65 years and over: 5.3% (male 709,763/female 796,308)

Median age:  25.3 years

Growth rate:  1.32%

Infant mortality:  30.94 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:  total population: 69.84 years

male: 68.05 years

female: 71.71 years

Fertility rate:  2.51 children born/woman

Nationality:  noun: Peruvian(s)

adjective: Peruvian

Ethnic groups:  Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%

Religions:  Roman Catholic 90%

Languages:  Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages

Literacy:  definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 90.9%

male: 95.2%

female: 86.8% (2003 est.)  

Government

Country name:  conventional long form: Republic of Peru

local long form: Republica del Peru

Government type:  constitutional republic

Capital:  Lima

Administrative divisions:  25 regions (regiones, singular - region) and 1 province* (provincia); Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Lima*, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali

Independence:  28 July 1821 (from Spain)

National holiday:  Independence Day, 28 July (1821)

Constitution:  31 December 1993

Legal system:  based on civil law system; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

Suffrage:  18 years of age; universal and compulsory until the age of 70; note - members of the military may not vote

Executive branch:  chief of state: President Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique; First Vice President (vacant); Second Vice President David WAISMAN Rjavinsthi; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

note: Prime Minister Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI does not exercise executive power; this power is in the hands of the president

cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president

elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term)

Legislative branch:  unicameral Congress of the Republic of Peru or Congreso de la Republica del Peru (120 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)



Judicial branch:  Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (judges are appointed by the National Council of the Judiciary)

Economy

Peru's economy reflects its varied geography - an arid coastal region, the Andes further inland, and tropical lands bordering Colombia and Brazil. Abundant mineral resources are found in the mountainous areas, and Peru's coastal waters provide excellent fishing grounds. However, overdependence on minerals and metals subjects the economy to fluctuations in world prices, and a lack of infrastructure deters trade and investment. After several years of inconsistent economic performance, the Peruvian economy grew by more than 4 percent per year during the period 2002-2005, with a stable exchange rate and low inflation. Risk premiums on Peruvian bonds on secondary markets reached historically low levels in late 2004, reflecting investor optimism regarding the government's prudent fiscal policies and openness to trade and investment. Despite the strong macroeconomic performance, the TOLEDO administration remained unpopular in 2005, and unemployment and poverty have stayed persistently high. Economic growth will be driven by the Camisea natural gas megaproject and by exports of minerals, textiles, and agricultural products. Peru is expected to sign a free-trade agreement with the United States in early 2006.

GDP:  $164.5 billion (2005 est.)

GDP growth rate:  6.7%

GDP per capita:  $5,900

GDP composition by sector:  agriculture: 8%

industry: 27%

services: 65%

Inflation rate:  1.6%

Labor force:  9.06 million

Labor force - by occupation:  agriculture, mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, transport, services

Unemployment:  7.6% in metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment

Budget:  revenues: $21.87 billion

expenditures: $22.47 billion

Electricity production by source:  fossil fuel: 14.5%

hydro: 84.7%

other: 0.8% (2001)

nuclear: 0%

Industries:  mining and refining of minerals; steel, metal fabrication; petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas; fishing and fish processing, textiles, clothing, food processing

Agriculture:  coffee, cotton, sugarcane, rice, wheat, potatoes, corn, plantains, coca; poultry, beef, dairy products, wool; fish

Exports:  copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee

Export partners:  US 31.1%, China 10.8%, Chile 6.6%, Canada 5.9%, Switzerland 4.6% (2005)

Imports:  petroleum and petroleum products, plastics, machinery, vehicles, iron and steel, wheat, paper

Import partners:  US 18.2%, China 8.5%, Brazil 8%, Ecuador 7.4%, Colombia 6.1%, Argentina 5.1%, Chile 5.1%, Venezuela 4.1% (2005)

Currency:  nuevo sol (PEN)

Answer 4

1.) Lima is mostly Latin American culture.

2.) Cusco is more Andean, very little Latin American culture.

3.) Machu Picchu is lower than Cusco.

4.) In high-elevation places, it will get cold, but you'll get more sunburn than you would in Florida.

5.) Can get cold at night, anywhere, during any season.

6.) Lima has a rocky beach that almost no one swims at because the Pacific underwater currents near Peru bring the cold water sediments from the ocean floor up to the beaches and make the water fairly dirty and cold (although it's not actually "dirty", as in unhealthy, it's just murky because of the sediments).

7.) A lot of harmless stray dogs running around, especially in cities such as Cusco and Puno.

8.) Lake Titicaca and Puno get absolutely freezing during nighttime around this time of year.

9.) The people are very friendly.

10.) The country is diverse in every way. All kinds of different natural environments are found in Peru, as well as the very obvious Latin/Andean culture differences. Some parts of Peru very prominently have that Latin culture/Spanish-influenced, while others will have absolutely none of that influence. I just think it's interesting, because even though Peru is considered part of Latin America, many places in the country have almost no Latin culture and have Quechua as the first language.