PeruBy: Amy and Summer

About Our Country:• Size: Peru is South America's third largest country, covering

1,285,215 sq. km., and can be divided into three distinct geographic regions

• Population: Last recorded population was in 2012 with a population of 29,987,800 people

Basic Information:• Language: Peru’s official language is

Spanish

• Religion: More than 75 % are Catholic

• Natural resources:copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas

Mealtimes:

• Peruvian’s have three main mealtimes:

• Breakfast - 7:00A.M and 9:00A.M

• Lunch-between Midday and 1:00P.M to 3:00P.M

• Supper /Dinner- between 8.00 pm and 10.00 pm

Main Ingredients:• Found in nearly every Peruvian dish are rice,

potatoes, chicken, pork, lamb, and fish. • Most of these meals include one of the different

kinds of "aji", or Peruvian hot pepper, which mainly are: yellow aji pepper, red aji pepper, red rocoto pepper

Top 8 Traditional Dishes:• Ceviche• Chupe de Camarones (Shrimp Cioppino)• Papas a la huanciana (huancayo-style

Potatoes)• Pollo a la Brasa (Grilled chicken or roaster

chicken)• Anticuchos• Lomo SaltadoCausa• Cuy Chactado• Causa

Machu Picchu• Covering 2,430m, one of the most

beautiful and impressive ancient sites in the world.

• Although known locally, Machu Picchu was largely unknown to the outside world before being rediscovered in 1911 by historian Hiram.

Colca Canyon

• Is a canyon of the Colca River, in the Andes mountain range, in southern Peru

• It is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon, but the canyon’s walls are less steep.

• The big attraction here, is the Andean condors. The condors can be seen at fairly close range as they float on the rising thermals.

Plaza de Armas• The Plaza de Armas is the center of

the historic section in Cuzco.• The original plaza was built by the

Incas and was known as the “square of the warrior”.

• Almost twice the current size, it functioned as the cultural center of Inca life.

Santa Catalina Monestary• Founded on October 2, 1580, the Santa

Catalina Monastery in Arequipa covers a walled area of 20,000 square meters with walls, streets, walkways, stairways and small squares.

• The monastery is predominantly of the Mudéjar style, and is characterized by the vividly painted walls.

• It is one of the most important monasteries of colonial Peru and Latin America.

BIBLIOGRAPHY• http://countryeconomy.com/demography/population/peru• http://www.geographia.com/peru• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_cuisine• http://www.touropia.com/tourist-attractions-in-peru/

#sthash.5T0FmVhl.dpuf• http://www.adventure-life.com/articles/peru-overview-

911/• http://www.sacred-destinations.com/peru/peru-religion • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Peru#Cuisine • http://www.questconnect.org/peru_food.htm • http://goperu.about.com/od/foodanddrink/tp/Meals-And-

Mealtimes-In-Peru.htm

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