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Peru is a section of South America which is home to the amazon rain forest.

Three-quarters of the world’s alpaca population lives in Peru ( An alpaca is like a llama).

The highest sand dune in the world, Cerro Blanco, can be found in Peru. It is located in the Sechura Desert and stands 3,860 feet from base to summit.

The deepest canyon in the world, Cotahuasi Canyon, is also found in Peru. At 11,004 feet deep, it is almost twice as deep as the Grand Canyon.

The colors are meant to symbolize the Incan people and their impact on Peru. The colors were chosen by The Liberator, Jose de San Martin.

The tallest mountain in Peru is called Huascaran, at the elevation of 22,205 feet.

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Guinea pig – Cuy – is the national dish of Peru. It is served whole – head and feet intact!

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The literacy rate for Peru is 94.17.

Life expectancy is 74.98 years old almost 75.00

17.8 births/1000 population

6.1 deaths/1000 population

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A dry coastal strip runs through the countries entire length

To the east is the Andes

To the south east is the Amazon Rain Forest

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Spanish it mostly spoken in Peru and about 84% of the population speaks it.

Quechua is the second most language spoken in Peru and about 13% of the population speak it.

The third most spoken language is Aymara and about 2% of the population speaks it.

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Peru is a Presidential Republic government type.

They also have three branches live the US: Executive, Judicial, and Legislative.

The President of Peru is Martín Vizcarra.

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The climate on the coast is arid and semi-arid with high temperatures and very little rainfall. The Andes mountains observe a cool-to-cold climate with rainy summers and very dry winter. The eastern lowlands present an Equatorial climate with hot weather and rain distributed all year long.

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The Inca civilization was highly developed when the Spanish arrived in 1531. Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro conquered the Incas and captured Cuzco in 1533. The Spanish soon discovered gold and silver in the Andes Mountains and Peru became a great source of Spanish wealth and power.
In 1533 Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish conquistador,colonized Peru in order to gain power and westernize the country, changing the dynamics of the land completely. Peru was left decimated, as the Spanish bought diseases with them, killing over 90% of the Inca population.
José de San Martín and his forces liberated Peru and proclaimed its independence from Spain on 28 July 1821. The two leading figures of the South American wars of independence were Simon Bolivar in the north and José de San Martín in the south.

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The most believed religion is Roman Catholic.
The second is indigenous peruvians and they have been in Peru for a very long time.