Inca's Empire Machu Picchu sacred Citadel in Cusco Lima, the center of the Viceroyalty from Spain Peruvian food, fusion of foreign and own flavors: peruvian-chinesse (chifa), peruvian-creole (african influence), andean, pre-inca food, peruvian-spanish, with somehow "moro" influence, and others such as italian. Food with origin in Peru: potato (andes), purple corn (Cusco), also peruvian corn (cancha, mote), olluco, huacatay, pisco (Ica), mango (Piura), peruvian lemmon (Piura), cuy, lucuma, chirimoya, and many others. Shared with central and south america: chocolate, pop corn, vainilla, tuna, zapallo, among many others.
Peru is known for his food diversity and for Machu Picchu
Peru IS a nation. Its citizens are called Peruvians.
Yes, there are a ton of rain forests in Peru. In fact, Peru is known to have great Amazon rain forests.
Silver and gold was transported from Peru and South America to Spain on Galleons.
The Chicoma Valley
The Nazca Region in Peru is well known for its Nazca Lines, located in southern Peru. Archaeologists and Anthropologists believe that these monuments were created by the Nazca people to be viewed by the gods.
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The ocean current responsible for the dry coastal lands of Peru and northern Chile begins near the tip of South America. It is known as the Humboldt or Peru Current.
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The city of Arequipa can be found in Peru as its "Legal Capital". It is also known as the White City and is the largest and second most populated city in Peru.
The Peru Current, also known as the Humboldt Current, flows from the tip of South America to northern Peru. It passes by the Atacama Desert which is the driest non-polar desert on Earth.
The age of the glaciers on the Nevaso Mismi which is located in Peru is not known.