Peru by Banks, Charlotte

Week 1 - Country Overview

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Peru is a country in South America. Peru is the third largest country in South America. Peru is made up of many landscapes, like mountains, or beaches, or deserts, or rainforests! Most people live on the coast of the Pacific ocean, in the capital, Lima. In Peru, most people speak languages such as Spanish, Aymara, and Quechuan language. But that's just the top three, there are many various languages spoken in Peru. Peru has a population of 34.05 million people living there! With 60% of them being Mestizo(mixed Amerindian and white).

Week 2 - Current Events

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Currently in Peru there's a lot going on. The most recent repost is about a reclusive tribe attacking people with bows and arrows, in Peru's amazon. Along with photos of that tribe searching for food. And about a month ago, archeologists rediscovered a 4000 year old temple in Peru, I think that's really interesting

Week 3 - Traditions

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In Peru there are many cool traditions, and each region has different ones. Like The Vergan de la Candelaria. It is a 2 week long celebration, taking place in February every year in the city of Puno. This celebration basically celebrates and represents mother earth. Peru has many clothing traditions as well, such as wearing ponchos, dresses, blankets, sweaters, layered skirts, tunics, hats, and chullos. And then their traditional food is things like corn potatoes, amaranthaceous, and legumes.

Week 4 - Tourism

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In Peru the tourism is very cool. There are many amazing sights to see. Peru has had over 2.5 million visitors. And 6.8% of Peru's economically active population are employed directly or indirectly in the tourism sector. The number 1 attraction in Peru is Machu Picchu, a beautiful city perched above the Urubamba River. And on top of all of that, Peru is one of the cheapest places to tour in South America.

Week 5 - Food

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Peru has many delicious foods for you to eat. There’s many varieties of food for you to try. Some of the top foods there include lomo saltado (Stir-fried beef), aji de gallina (Creamy chicken), papas a la huancaina (Potatoes in spicy cheese sauce), cuy (Guinea pig), causa (Potato casserole), and rocoto relleno (Stuffed spicy peppers). And the specialty dish of Peru is ceviche. In Peru it’s recommended to avoid any salads or foods involving tap water and only eat foods that have been throughly cooked. And the most important meal for people in Peru is lunch.

Week 6 - Music & Dance

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In Peru the Marinera, festejo, landó, tondero, zamacueca, and contrapunto de zapateo musical genres, among others, involve rich dance and ritual traditions. The music made in Peru is called Peruvian, though, Cumbia might be Peru's favorite music, beloved everywhere throughout the country. In Peru dances are an example of the cultural heritage of the country, which is manifested in its religious celebrations, and other festivities. Most of their dance preformances are distilled with colorful clothing and impressive choreography. Overall music and dance is very important in Peru.

Week 7 - Sports

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Week 8 - Overview

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