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July 28 and 29 | Independence Day | Día de la Independencia
August 30 | Santa Rosa de Lima | Día de Santa Rosa de Lima
October 8 | Battle of Angamos | Combate de Angamos
November 1 | All Saints Day | Día de Todos los Santos

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1. Peru is the 6th largest producer of gold.
2. Peru's capital, Lima, was once the most powerful city in South America.
3. The potato is originally from Peru, and there are over 3,000 different varieties.
4. Peru is the 8th largest coffee producer in the world.

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Lima

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Peru is west of South America with the borders being Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile
Pacific coastal strip= 11% territory and 52% population
consists mainly of desert, merging at its southern end into the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on earth, however the major cities like Lima are oasis due to the 40 or so rivers
Andes mountains= 30% territory and 30% population
made up of the Andes Mountains reaching over 20,000 feet just 60 miles inland
Amazonian lowlands= 59% territory and 12% population stretches down the eastern side of Peru and represents more than half of the country

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Paolo Guerrero= famoso jugador de futbol
plays as a striker for Brazilian club Flamengo and the Peru national team
Carlos I. Noriega= astronauta
although Peruvian, Noriega is a citizen of the USA and works at NASA

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Lomo Saltado= Sautéed Beef Tenderloin
which uses Asian techniques and Peruvian ingredients
Aji de Gallina= Spicy Chicken Stew
this is popular to eat during the winter time
Cuy= Guniea Pig
although not popular in the USA it is important to the Peruvian diet since in Cusco there hangs a replica of Da Vinchi's Last Supper where they are eating cuy

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Spanish: hablado 84%
Quecha:  hablado 13%
Aymara: hablado 1.7%

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Peruvian Nuevo Sol

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$1=3.32 soles

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31.2 million