Perú

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Location of Perú• Continent: South America• Bodies of Water: Pacific Ocean• Famous Lake: Lake Titicaca (Shares Lake Titicaca with Bolivia)• Capital: Lima

What can you do in Perú?

You can:• For Boys: Play Fútbol, Basketball, and Tennis• For Girls: Gymnastics, and Volleyball• Dancing- Very famous in Perú, very IMPORTANT to

Perúvians• Beach Activites: Surf• Go hiking and mountaineering• Rally Race Car• Visit Machu Pichu- Favorite destiation for tourists• Popular Holiday: Christmas- Houses are filled with

lights, 24th of deciembre- late dinner (even at 12 at night), kids exchange gifts, then set off fireworks

What’s the climate and geography?

• Climate in Lima: 65 degrees farhenheit (18 degrees celcius

• Forests- cover more than half the country

• Split into three regions:1. Costal Plains (Costa)2. Tropical Lowlands (Selva)3. High mountains (sierra) in the Andes

Yummy Food in Perú!

Typical Dinner:• Main Dish: Arroz Chaufa (Fried Rice)• Side Dish: Ocopa Arewuipeña (Potatoes

with Peanuts, Chili, Cheese sauce)• Dessert: Mazamorra Morado (Cat

tounges-cookies) Diet:Potatoes, Rice, Chicken, Beans, Fish, Tropical Fruits, Corn, and occasionally Guinea Pigs

Money, Money, Money!

Currency:

Nuevo Sol (PEN)

Importante Personas

• Atahualpa- Ican Ruler- last true ruler of Perú (1502-1533)

• Inca Garcilaso de la Vega- Historian, known for writing accurate account of Incan civilization (1539-1616)

• Clorinda Matto de Turner- Journalist & author, first women in Latin America to head a major newspaper (1852-1909)

• Gustavo Gutierrez- Theologian – shape tenets of liberation theory (focused on the nation’s poor people)

• Mario Vargas Llosa – Writer – won a nobel prize in Literature in 2010

Interesting Facts about Perú!

• The birthplace of potatoes – over 3,000 different kinds of potatoes

• Life expectancy for males: 71, females: 77• Twice the size of Texas, 3rd largest country in

South America• Math, language, literature, and history are core

subjects kids learn• Lecturing is common in school, kids spend a

couple of hours doing homework each evening• Flag of Perú was adopted on 25 Febrero 1825,

General Sab Martin chose what go to be on the flag

Works Cited

"Peru." CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, 2013. Web. 23 Oct 2013.

Nuevo sol. Digital image. Http://www.monedanumismatica.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2013. <http://www.monedanumismatica.com/peru/>.