Cool Facts!: ~Peru has 5 Peru different Biomes ~The Amazon Has More Species Than Anywhere Else On Earth ~Peruvian Rain Fall Ranges From 1 in To GEOGRAPHY 100 in The Nature Of Peru Machu Picchu Peru is very different from anywhere else on Earth. Because of its positioning on the globe, it This Site, Holy To has more diversity than most places in the world. In The Inca, Is Visited By Peru, you can go for a dip in the ocean, travel the Many People Every Year villages of Lake Titicaca, hike in the towering And is Only Accessible Andes, explore the costal deserts, and even visit the lush Amazon forest. The deep trench along the By Mountain Trail coast of Peru causes the deserts that only stretch up to 10 mi inland while there are still tropics just a little to the east. In fact, the Amazon covers 60% of Peru. The highest lake in Peru is Lake Titicaca, witch resides at 12,464 ft above sea level and is 3,232 square miles. The Andes tower over Peru at 4 mi high. This is also where the world famous Amazon River starts. A World Of Animals Peru has many other biomes. In the Because Peru has such diversity in habitats, it coastal regions live many sea birds, has tens of thousands of species from the prickly seals, sea lions, and in some places, pear of the desert to the piranha of the Amazon the fog gives life to groves of trees River. In The Amazon alone, there are 45,527 species and other vegetation. High in the Andes, of plants and animals and 128,000 species of you can find the Puya Raimond (A 33 ft invertebrates. This is collectively more species tall plant found mostly above 3,200ft), than any other place on earth. And even in the vast the llama, the alpaca, the guinea pig, Amazon, more species live in Peru than anywhere else and the vicuna. The vicuna is a smaller in the Amazon basin. Although there are relative of the llama and alpaca that is many animals in the rain forest, only 3 ft tall. It’s wool is incredibly On Lake soft and was once used for the robes of Titicaca, The Native Incan nobles. They were once hunted almost to extinction, but are now People Live In Villages On protected. Floating Reed Islands Where In The World Is Peru Peru is located on the west cost of South America and is bordered by the Pacific ocean (W), Ecquador (N), Columbia (NE), Brazil (E), Bolivia (SE), and Chile (S). Because it is in the southern hemisphere, Peru’s seasons are opposite ours. Here are the average temperatures for some of Peru’s major cities. Lima (Capitol) 82 (Jan.) 66 (Jul.) Cusco 68 (Jan.) 70 (Jul.) Iquitos 90 (Jan.) 88 (Jul.) [1] Cool Facts: Peru ~One of the oldest settlements in the Americas is in Peru and is from 3,000 BC ~The first people of Peru were nomadic hunters that crossed the land bridge from HISTORY Asia THE ANCIENT PEOPLE In the history of Peru, there have been 8 major groups of people besides modern day Peruvians. There were the Chavin (500 BCE), the Paracas (350 BCE), the Nazca (450 CE), the Moche (600 CE), the Huari (700 CE), the Tiahuanaco (700 CE), the Chimu (1000 CE), and the Inca, which expanded from 1400 to 1525. In 1532, the first Spaniards came to Peru led by the conquistador Francisco Pizarro. The Spanish were far out numbered, so they ambushed Atahualpa (the Incan emperor at the time) Here in a town called Cajamarca and killed him. After this Is A Map Of they took control of Cusco, and that started the Spanish Some Of influence in Peru. Peru’s Spaniards In Peru Ancient Once the Spaniards were in power, they gave land to People other Spanish people who made the indigenous people work for them in exchange for teaching them Christianity. After many years of resistance, the Spanish killed the last Incan leader, Tupac Amaru, in 1572. After nearly 281 of Spanish rule, Peru declared it’s independence on July 28, 1821. This Here Is An Image Is An Image Of The Nazca of What A Lines Which Spanish Were Made By Mission Might The Ancient Have Looked People Of Like Peru [1] Peru’s Culture FOOD TRADITIONS & CLOTHING There are many types of food in Peru. Peru has many different But it all depends on what region of land holidays like El Señor de los you come from to get certain foods. If Milagros (Lord of the you live around the sea cost than you Miracle)and Inti Raymis would typically eat a wide verity of sea (Festival of the Sun). Peru foods. Were if you lived in the Andes you also has there own would find onions, peppers, corn, and Independence day when the potatoes. Which could be used for stews. Peruvians declared freedom In the rain forests you would have to from the Spanish on July 28, hunt down wild deer and catch 1824. Many people in Peru fish from a stream there are celebrate Christian holidays also a wide variety of tropical like Christmas and Easter. fruits. TRADITIONAL RELIGION CLOTHING Peru has a wide variety of The largest religion practiced in traditional clothing some is Peru is Roman Catholicism. It is still used today. Like sandals, because in Spain one of the only dresses and long skirts. While religions was catholicism and a large others are not like chullos amount of Peru’s population descends which are wool hats made from from Spain. Some of the natives of llamas fur usually used in cool Peru still practice religions that claimants like in the Andes there ancestors worshiped. But there mountains is no official religion in Peru. People FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION 84 percent of children in Peru attend public school because the A traditional family home in government provides free Peru has up to three children. education. The other 16 percent The father is the head of the either live to far from school, family while the mother is in help there family at home,or can’t charge of making the food, afford the supplies needed. More plaining day to day activates, than 90 percent of people over the and taking care of the children, age of 15 in Peru have the ability when they are at a young age. to read. Peruvians believe The children either help with chores around the house or if they live near an educational system they go to school. ENTERTAINMENT Peruvians are wellT known for their hand crafting especially weaving. There SPORTS are lots of native instruments in the Andes Mountains like harps, The citizens of Peru are typically in violins, small guitars, good shape. Manly because of their love native flutes, panpipes, of sports. Some of the most popular and much more. sports played and watched are Mountain climbing, Swimming,boating, surfing,soccer, tennis,golfing, skiing,fencing,and bull fights. Peru Government LEADERS The President of Peru is Alan Garcia. He holds the executive office. The Presidents are only allowed to serve two terms in a row. The people that vote for the President, are required to vote when they are 18-70. Peru is an Republic country. It is divided into 25 regions. There are two vice presidents, 120 members of congress, and a counsel of ministers. They also have a Prime Minister. In Peru there are 3 branches of government just like the USA. Peru’s capital city is Lima, which is its largest city. Alan Garcia Alan’s full name is Alan Gabriel Ludwig Garcia Perez. He was Born on May 23, 1942 in Lima, the largest city in Peru. [1] The Peruvian Government Palace. In Peru the jobs they have are, fishing, mineral resources, agriculture, silver producer, drug traffic, chicken farming, timber, gold mine, hydroelectric power, and tourism. Machu Picchu, Peru Peru puts historical people on money systems, and different there money, while we put our jobs then they do. presidents on our money. Peru is Peru is a one of a kind place a very different place unlike ours, just like we are. because we have different DOWNTOWN IN PERU INDUSTRY IMPORTS EXPORTS MONEY SYSTEM Fishing=2nd largest Parts for In Peru they In Peru they catch anchovies. cars, that grow call $1.00 Mineral they assemble asparagus and Nuevo sol. resources=iron coper. them at Peru. coffee. They They call Drug Traffic= selling also grow cents coco beans. anchovies in centimos. Silver=2nd largest. Peru. They say that South America=largest 3.26 new gold mine. soles $1.00. Tourism=restaurants. [2] PERU Peru is officially a Republic. Peru is a country in the western part of South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador. It is also bordered by Colombia and Brazil. 2011 PERU Cassie wrote the pages David wrote the pages on Crystal wrote the on Government and Culture and People. pages History and Economy, and designed Geography, and the back cover. designed the front cover. [3].