Peru

Peru's major industries include mining (especially copper, gold, zinc), agriculture (especially coffee, asparagus, and fruits), fishing, and textiles. Tourism is also an important sector for the country.

The main religions in Peru today are Roman Catholicism and Evangelical Protestantism. There is also a minority presence of other religions such as traditional Andean beliefs and Afro-Peruvian religions.

Approximately 85% of the population in Peru speaks Spanish as their first language. Additionally, many people in Peru also speak indigenous languages such as Quechua and Aymara.

Peru Trivia and Fun Facts. Quinua is a Peruvian high protein cereal with 25 varieties. Olluco is a Peruvian tuber with over 30 varieties. The potato is originally from Peru and they produce over 3000 varieties. The Tomato is originally from Peru, and it is a close relative of the Potato. The corn from Peru is a variety with the biggest kernels in the world amongst 32 others produced. Corn is originally from the Americas, including Peru. The Avocado is originally from Peru and they produce the softest variety. Peruvian food has 468 different registered typical dishes . The finest cottons in the world, Pima and Tanguis are Peruvian. The weeping willow is originally from Peru and it produces the base for aspirin Tara is a Peruvian tree from which tannin is produced for the production of dyes Yacon, a tuber similar to the yucca (cassava,manioc), is originally from Peru and is the base for insulin Maca, a Peruvian root, known as Huanarpo Macha is what VIAGRA is made from; it has been in use in Peru for hundreds of years The Plaza de Acho is the second oldest bull ring made in the world. It was built in the days of viceroy Amat in 1766 The National University of San Marcos is the oldest in the Americas and was founded on the 12th of May of 155 The oldest newspaper in South America is El Peruano, founded by Simon Bolivar in Lima in 1825 The highest train pass in the world is in Ticlio at 4815 meters above sea level (15793 feet). This passenger train is now again departing from Lima once a week. The deepests canyons in the world are Cotahuasi with 3600 meters ( 11,810 ft ) and Colca with 3400 meters ( 11,150 ft ). Both are in Arequipa, the second most important city in Peru. The Colorado Grand Canyon is only 1600 meters in depth (1 mile) The Andes mountains in Peru have : * 50 peaks over 6000 meters ( 19,685 ft ). * 1769 Glaciers * 12000 lakes and lagoons of different lenghts and depths In Peru, you can find 1701 species of birds, making it the most in any country in the world. Mejia lakes in Arequipa are the habitat of thousands of migratory birds. More than 150 varieties come each year, 50% of which are permanent residents and the rest come from all parts of the world. Peru is second in the world with 34 species of primates., third with 361 species of mammals, fifth with 297 species of reptiles and 251 amphibious. Peru has 84 of the 103 ecological zones in the world. The Peruvian flower is the Cantuta, and the bird is the Gallito de las Rocas (the rooster of the rocks). Entomologists in Madre de Dios found a Shihuahuaco (asterix) tree with 5000 insect species of which 80% were seen for the first time. The first catalogue of Peruvian flora, categorizes 3000 varieties of which : * 524 are edible * 401 are wood * 334 are toxic for the use of insecticides * 213 are medicinal * 110 are used for colorants * 100 are used for the manufacturing of tools * 90 are ornamental * 36 are used for the production of oils and waxes * 35 are used for the manufacturing of drinks. In Peru you can find close to 1625 types of orchids.(425 in the Machu Picchu area) Sunflowers are native to Peru and were domesticated around 1000 B.C.Francisco Pizarro found the Inca subjects venerating the sunflower as an image of their sun god.Gold images of the flower, as well as seeds, were taken back to Europe early in the 16th century Four out of ten cereals are original from Peru (quinua, corn,cañihua and kiwicha). The kiwicha is the cereal that the NASA astronauts take on their trips. Peru is the biggest producer in Latin America of gold, zinc and lead.It is the second world producer of copper. Antamina is the biggest mine in the world and Camisea is the second biggest gas reserve. You can find 28 different climates in Peru, making it to be one of the 5 biggest biodiversities in the world. In the Peruvian ocean you can find over 700 fish species and 400 crustaceans. 20 out of 67 species of whales in the world as well. The Amazon rivers, which starts in Peru, is the longest in the world, and one of the two cleanest (Congo river being the other). It flows 150,000 cubic meters per second. The Lord of Sipan tomb, in Chiclayo, is the oldest in the Americas and the most magnificent. It can only be compared with the tomb of Tutankamon in Egypt. Caral, just 114 miles north of Lima, is the oldest discovered city in the Americas (3000 years BC). On the last coffee exposition in Paris, Peruvian coffee was voted the best by both American end European tasters, out of 33 presented. Pisco is Peruvian and the Pisco Sour is the most popular cocktail.

The most famous is Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca pleasure palace built of stone and perched on top of a mountain. Machu Picchu was only discovered by Westerners in 1911, but was built around 1450. You can reach it by taking a 4-day guided hike along the "Inca Trail" from Cuzco, the capital of the Incas. You will cross multiple ecological zones and walk on stones hand-cut by Inca masons (and maintained for tourism). At dawn on the last day you arrive at Machu Picchu, which is usually shrouded in mist. You can also take a one-day trip by train to the site (there is no road to it). If you do the Inca Trail you return by train. Other wonderful places are: Lake Titicaca, Arequipa, Manu National Park, Nazca Lines, Chan Chan, Lambayeque.

I do not know of a Peruvian group that matches this description. Interestingly, though, the Huichol people of Mexico do not tell strangers their correct names; they fear strangers would use their names to open them up to sorcery, which they believe would endanger their crops, health and even lives. Instead, they give false names to people they don't know, including visitors such as medical personnel and census takers.

L. Peru de Lacroix is a French author who wrote several books on subjects such as history, literature, and philosophy in the 19th century. Some of his works include "Memoirs of the Countess de Boigne," "History of the Reign of Charles IX," and "Memoirs of the Duchess d'Abrantes."

It's a limerick.

Yes he did...There once was a man from Peru / Who watched his wife making a stew / But once by mistake, / In the stove she did bake, / than unfortunate man from Peru.

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Well, for high class students like me :D (im lucky, my family belongs to the high class which is only 2% of the polulation) school is cool, nice friends, drugs are never sold at schools (only university) nice teachers from all over the world (even Wales), nice food, beautifull gardens, chemistry and biology labs fully equipped, computer rooms filled with ibooks (which students can take home and use as their own completely free of charge), a music room with pianos, guitars, drums, etc. And a group of guys dressed in green who are allways cleaning the hallways (that we use as a trash can on purpose) and say "aver aver! que estan haciendo!" (hey! what are you dooing?!?!) in a tone which high class people find hilarious.

But the lower classes... about 90% of the population... they probably study in some crappy building with just enough money to buy their books, no computers, no nice welsh teachers, no internet, no green guys to clean the hallways, lots of drugs, violence, no labs, I even heard that there are some schools where the students s**t outside the toilet on purpose, I have a friend who went to Arequipa with some teachers and friends to help a public school and found human feces (s**t) in the lavatory. (I really pitty those guys and high class schools like mine always try to help them).

you say Peru in in Spanish just like you say it in English

Yes, pumas are found all over North, Central and South America.

It's the cock-of-the-rock, a tropical bird found throughout the tropical forest of Peru. It's main characteristic is it's contrasting red and black colors.

No, You may best know the guinea pig as a nervous little pet that lives in a cage and eats alfalfa pellets. Now, the rodents are increasingly showing up on plates in the United States. South American restaurants on both coasts seem to be pushing the trend, answering to demand mostly from Andean expats for what is considered a fine and valuable food in Ecuador, Peru and Colombia. Middle-class foodies with a taste for exotic delicacies are also ordering, photographing and blogging about guinea pig. The animals — called cuyes in Spanish — are usually cooked whole, often grilled, sometimes deep fried. Many diners eat every last morsel, literally from head to toe. 📷 Courtesy of Curtiss CalleoGuinea pigs on the grill

But there may be more to gain from eating guinea pig than bizarre foods bragging rights. According to activists, eating guinea pig is good for the environment. Matt Miller, an Idaho-based science writer with The Nature Conservancy, says rodents and other small livestock represent a low-impact meat alternative to carbon-costly beef. Miller, who is writing a book about the ecological benefits of eating unconventional meats, visited Colombia several years ago. At the time, he says, conservation groups were expressing concern about local ranchers clearing forest to provide pasture for their cattle — activity that was causing erosion and water pollution. "They were encouraging people to switch from cattle to guinea pigs," Miller says. "Guinea pigs don't require the land that cattle do. They can be kept in backyards, or in your home. They're docile and easy to raise." The Little Rock-based humanitarian organization Heifer International, which assists communities in enhancing their economies and streamlining local food production, is also promoting guinea pig husbandry in Peru, Ecuador and Guatemala. Jason Woods, the nonprofit's Americas regional program assistant, says guinea pigs — which he says usually weigh no more than 2 pounds — are twice as efficient as cows at turning food, like hay and compost scraps, into meat: To render a pound of meat, a cow, he explains, may require 8 pounds of feed. A guinea pig only needs 4.

The national animal of Peru is the vicuña, which is related to the llama, another famous Peruvian animal. Also famous in Peru are the cuy (guinea pig), the alpaca, the Andean condor, and the Hairless Peruvian Dog.

yes, of course they do they are like Mexican people. Peru is a south American country so yes they do eat taco lots of them

The primary ingredients found in nearly every Peruvian dish are rice, potatoes, chichen, pork, lamb, and fish. Most of these meals include one of the different kinds of "aji", or Peruvian hot pepper, which mainly are: yellow aji pepper, red aji pepper, red rocoto pepper

lomo saltado, papa a la huancaina, ceviche, cau cau

a yellow one! :)

The most popular dishes vary according to region, but at least 3 of these should be found on any menu in Peru:

ceviche: seafood with onions and chili, cooked without heat in lime juice,

lomo saltado: beef, stir fried with tomatoes and french fries (chips)

pachamanca: meat and vegetables cooked with hot stones in a ground pit

escabeche de pescado: fish in a spicy onion sauce with vinegar

cuy: grilled guinea pig

aji de gallina: creamy chicken stew

papa a la huancaína: boiled potato in a spicy cheese sauce, with olives and lettuce

rocoto relleno: red pepper stuffed with meat, egg, cheese and perhaps potato

Why potatoes grow so well on the high altitudes of peru? I don't know why potatoes grow so well in the high altitudes of peru and I think they gro so well everybody can eat the food right