1. Perú
23 octubre 2013
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2. Location of Perú Continent: South America
Bodies of Water: Pacific Ocean
Famous Lake: Lake Titicaca (Shares Lake Titicaca with Bolivia)
Capital: Lima

3. 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

4. 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:
Costal Plains (Costa)
Tropical Lowlands (Selva)
High mountains (sierra) in the Andes

5. 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

6. Money, Money, Money!
Currency:
Nuevo Sol (PEN)

7. Importante Personas
Atahualpa- Ican Ruler- last true ruler of Perú ( )
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega- Historian, known for writing accurate account of Incan civilization ( )
Clorinda Matto de Turner- Journalist & author, first women in Latin America to head a major newspaper ( )
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

8. 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

9. Works Cited
"Peru." CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, Web. 23 Oct 2013.
Nuevo sol. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct <