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P E R U. What will you learn : . Basic characteristic Geography History Sites Interesting facts. Basic information. South America Republic of Peru -> Peru Capital : Lima 1 285 220 km² 28 ,2 mil. inhabitants Head of state : Alan Garcia Perez - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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P E R U
What will you learn:
1. Basic characteristic2. Geography3. History4. Sites5. Interesting facts
Basic information•South America•Republic of Peru -> Peru •Capital: Lima •1 285 220 km²•28 ,2 mil. inhabitants•Head of state: Alan Garcia Perez •Languages spoken: Spanish, Quechua (official languages), Aymara, many Amazonian languages•Currency: New sol •Agriculture, fishing, mining industry, textile industry•over 89 % Roman Catholic, 6,7 % Evangelical, 2,6 % other religions, 1,4 % non-religious, also 0,2 % unspecified.
Geography • 20th biggest country in the world • East : Amazon rainforest • West : Andes (Altiplano), Pacific
ocean• South : Lake Titicaca • South, Chile border : the Atacama
desert• Rich fauna and flora
History• The oldest mention - 11 000 years BC• The oldest known Peruvian civilization: Norte Chico (3000 –
1800 BC)• Incas (15th th century) created strong state , the biggest in the
„before-Columbus America“ • 16th century - Spanish colonization • 1821- independence
Places to see 1.) MACHU PICCHU• built by Incas• Religious rituals• High in the mountains• Discovered in 1911• Average daily visitors: 2500
2.) LAKE TITICACA• The highest lying lake in the world• Many people live around• Deep 300 metres• Many legends
3.) Nazca lines• located in the Nazca Desert in southern Peru• UNESCO World heritage site
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRNNjbBCGMI
Interesting facts• The country has only 1 heliport• Members of the military and national police may not vote in
elections• The average Peruvian earns the equivalent of $6,000 a year• In 1995, Peru was the biggest cocaine producer in the world.
Production rates have dropped, but opium production is on the rise
• Peruvian food has 468 different registered typical dishes
Since it is impossible to know what's really happening, we Peruvians lie, invent, dream and take refuge in illusion. Because of these strange circumstances, Peruvian life, a life in which so few actually do read, has become literary - Mario Vargas Llosa (famous Peruvian writter)
Thank you for you attention !
Natália Gubová 3.B
Sources:
• http://www.lonelyplanet.com/peru• http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=machu+picchu• http://peru.elsalvador.sk/titicaca.php• http://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru• http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g294311-c11273/Peru:Trivia.And.Fun.F
acts.html• http://www.youtube.com
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