PERU BY:MADISON AYERS

PERU'S LOCATION

• Peru is located near Brazil,Chile,Ecuador,Colombia,and Bolivia.
• Peru is 496,225 square miles.
• Lima is the Capitol of Peru.

CLIMATE IN PERU

CLIMATE

• Climate of Peru is very diverse.
• The coast that is subtropical has little rainfall
• The Andes make it difficult to tell the climate

TOP FOUR FOODS IN PERU

CEVICHE

• Made with Citrus Juice and Chili Peppers
• Onions along with sweet potato and lettuce
• Also corn and fish
• Ceviche is normally served at lunch.

CAUSA

• Made with potatoes,local spices,tuna,and avocados
• Causa is normally served with hard boiled eggs and olives

CHUPE DE CAMARONES

• Crayfish mixed with milk,potatoes, and chili peppers
• Normally takes around one hour to prepare and cook
• Served for dinner

PAPAS A LA HUANCIANA

• Made with boiled potatoes
• Sliced and served on lettuce leaf
• Topped with spicy cheese

CELEBRATIONS!

LORD OF THE EARTHQUAKES

• Lord of the Earthquakes is in Cuzco. March - April
• In 1650 a painting of Christ on the Cross
• Is said to overcome a powerful and destructive earthquake
• Since then locals have paid homage to 'Taitacha Temblores'
• A mixture so Spanish and Quechua meaning Lord of the Earthquakes

LORD OF MIRACLES

• October 18-28 in Lima and dates back to colonial times.
• A slave from Angola drew a image of Black Christ on the walls of a hut
• The hut was in Pachacamilla near Lima and all attempts to erase has failed
• Which sparked devotion to the painting
• The spark grew more when the painting survived an earthquake in 1746

NATIONAL DAY

• On July 28 and 29 Peru celebrates its birth
• General Jose de San Martin,liberator, proclaimed independance
• At dawn on the 28th 21 flag salute begins the celebration

FUN FACTS!! :)

PERU GROWS MORE THAN 55 KINDS OF CORN

• In many colors
• Such as
• Black,purple,white
• And..
• MORE!!! :)

PERU'S CAPITOL LIMA

• Was once the most powerful city in South America
• But fell into decline when the Spanish created a
• Viceroyalty in Rio de la Plata

THERE ARE 3 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES IN PERU

• Spanish, Quechua,and Aymara
• BUT East of the Andes in the Amazon jungle regions
• The natives are thought to speak more than 13 languages

ARTIFACTS

PIEDRA DEL SOL

• Excavated Mexico Square
• Found on December 17,1790
• Found while repairing Mexico City Catherdral

COATLICUE STATUE

• 8.9 feet tall
• Found on August 13,1790
• Found a few feet away from where
• Piedra del sol was later found

TOURISTS

MANCORA

• Located on the Northern Coast
• Visit Peru's sandy beach,luxury restaurants,and nightclubs
• Best waves for surfing
• Nightlife keeps you up after dark

NAZCA LINES

• Hotels and tour guides fly you above the lines on a Cessna
• Located between Nazca and Palpa
• Found in 200 B.C and 700 A.D
• On the northern coast

MACHU PICCHU

• Invisible from Urubamba
• Called the "Lost City of the Incas"
• Number one tourist attraction

AMAZON RAINFOREST

• Rough roads you need to get there by plane
• Enter from either Iquitos or Puerto Maldonado
• The Peruvian Amazon is 60% of the country

COLCA CANYON

• Plenty of birds
• You can hike

NOTHING BELONGS TO ME BUT MY PHOTOS

• Which are
• This one :)
• And the green artifact one :)
• And the one after this :)
• I made them :)

EVERYTHING ELSE BELONGS TO

• Wikipedia
• Google
• Google Images
• Any other website I used
• Thanks for the information ^