Mi nombre es Tyra y te voy a presentar todo sobre el país del Perú; La bandera y su significado, mapas, historia, gobierno, cultura, productos y peligros.

Peru's capital is Lima, some other popular cities include Chachapoyas, Chiclayo, and Trujillo. Peru boarders Ecuador, Columbia, Chile, Brazil, Bolivia and also the Pacific Ocean. It's one of the 20 largest countries and expends over 200 nauticle miles which is larger then Spain!
59% of Peru is the Amazon rainforest which inhabits only 12% of the population. The rainforest is hot, has tropical weather with plenty of rain. The highlands make up 30% of the land and 36% of the population. Temperatures in the highlands are dry and temperate with huge variations in temperature during the day. The coast makes up 11% of the land but contains 52% of the population. The northern section is sunny all year round while the Central and Southern section is temperate, has no rain but is humid with a frequent overcast.

Most active volcanoes are only in Southern Peru. Some volcanoes are the Sancuya, Misti, and Ubinas. Mount Ubinas is one of the most active volcanoes and last erupted in 2014. It spewed smoke, ash, and toxic gasses over 1,000 meters away.

Mountains: Machu Picchu, Salcantay, Coropuna, Ampato, Huandoy, Tollaraju and over 1,000 more
Machu Picchu is the most famous archeological sights in the Andes mountains. More then 30 of the peaks in the Andes rise above 6,000 meters. That's nearly 66 football fields up. ⬆️⬆️

Rivers include the Marañón river, Urubamba river and the Amazon.

Lakes include lake Titicaca, lake Choclococha, and the beautiful Laguna 69

-Once inside Lima, General San Martin invited the people of Lima to swears oath to the independence cause. The signing act for Independence of Peru was held on July 15, 1821.
-On July 28, 1821 the Peruvian war of independence
-On December 9, 1824 the Spanish Army was defeated marking the end of Spanish rule in South America
-The War of the Pacific: Chile declared war on Peru and Bolivia in 1879. Under the treaty of Ancón the war ended in 1883
- In 1979 a new constitution came into force

-José de San Martin was one of the main leaders, along with Simon Bolivar, of the independence movement that led to the end of Spanish rule in Argentina, Peru, Chile, Columbia and other future free South American States
-Ramón Castilla was a soldier in the wars for independence and served four times as the countries president. He also taught for abolition of slavery and helped institute a new constitution.
-José Gabriel Túpac, a.k.a. Túpac Amarull, was one of the most important leaders of the indigenous Peruvians during the period of Spanish rule. He was a descendent of the last Inca ruler also named TúpacAmaru, he organized and led the first colonial government in 1780 which him and his family were executed for.

-Peru's government is democratic republican
Leaders are:
President-Ollanta Moises HUMALA Tasso
First Vice Pres.-Marisol ESPINOZA Cruz
Prime Minister- Juan Federico JIMENEZ
Stability:
Peru's economy is relatively open and welcomes people. Government corruption is a serious problem and drug trafficking has grown. Stability stands at 32%

-Causa: A potato and avocado dish that is layered together and served cold in a casserole form. Other layers might include tuna, meat, or hard-boiled eggs
-Lomo Saltado: A stir fry of beef, tomatoes, peppers, and onions that are blended in a pan with soy sauce and fried potatoes. Usually serbved pver white rice.
-Alfajores

-Ajotas: sandals made out of recycled truck tires.
-Unku?a- A small rectangular cloth that is used for carrying snacks such as coca
-Polleras: Colorful skirts made from hand woven wool cloth called bayeta. Women may wear three or four in a fashionable style or up to fifteen on special occasions.

Music in Peru takes a fusion of sounds and styles drawn from Peru's Andean, Spanish, and African roots. Typical instruments used might include the flute, antara, charango, mandolin, zampoña, the box or the traditional guitar.

Interesting fact: Drums, usually made out of camelids skin, there were some made with human skin from their enemies like rebel leaders and people they would vanquish.

Thousands of prehispanic dances and mestizo, Central, Northern and Southern Andes are famous for preserving traditional rhythms. The Huayno Parade represents the cultures from the mountains.

-Fiesta de la Santa Tierra is at lake Titicaca. The main fast I always on Isla Mmantaní sees the population split in two. Half at the Temple of Pachatata and the other half at the Temple of Pachamama symbolizing the islanders ancient dualistic belief system. Falls on the third Thursday in January.
-Carnaval includes water balloons or sometimes other substances. Cajamarca is reputed to have the best and wildest parties.

Some others include: Festival Internacional de la vendima, Lord of the Earthquakes, Qoyllur Rit'i, Semana del Andismo, San Juan, Todos Santos and Diade los Muertos

Football is Peru's sport of passion but they also have soccer, Taekwondo, Basketball, rugby, volleyball, surfing, tennis and more

Exports: copper, gold, zinc, textiles, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, machinery, services, and fish meal.

Imports: Refined pertrolium, cars, wheat, corn, paper, cotton, vaccines and medicines.

Natural dangers include the subducting plate Nazca, earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, and tsunamis.

The green anaconda can grow to be up to 30ft long, can be more then 500lbs, and can kill jaguars. Another dangerous animal is the Black Caiman, its one of the largest alligators in the world and won't hesitate to kill anything in its path including its own kind. One more is the poison dart frog which can grow to be a little bigger then two inches and has enough poison to kill 20,000 mice

Some human dangers include murders, theft, express kidnapping (taxies), mugging, "demon drink" or during spiking, and rapes. Surprisingly Peru's crime rate is still the lowest in it's region making it safer then Ecuador, Bolivia, and Venezuela.

Si no has estado en el Perú todavía tienes mucho que ver. Hay un montón de hermosos paisajes y comida increíble para probar. Turismo o celebración, Perú lo tiene todo. Simplemente no lleve ningún valor con usted si su pasear por la ciudad.

If you haven't been to Peru yet you have much to see. There is a ton of beautiful scenery and amazing food to try. Sightseeing or celebrating, Peru has it all. Just don't carry any valuables with you if your strolling through town.

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