Fun Facts. In 2013, Peru was the biggest producer of cocaine, the cocaine industry in Peru employs about 200,000 Peruvians. In addition to cocaine, Peru is the sixth-largest producer of gold. Peru has over 55 different varieties of corn and the potato was originally from Peru with over 3,000 different varieties. A traditional Peruvians dish Cuy with about 65 million consumed annually. There are 3,500 types of orchids with only about 50% having been identified. Chicama and Pacasmayo in Peru both claim the world’s longest rideable wave at 1.5 miles. Peru also has the highest sand dune in the world, Cerro Blanco, measuring 3,860 feet from base to summit. Peru is also home to the Nazca Lines, more than 70 giant geoglyphs and one of the world’s …show more content…
Peru has over 1,800 species of birds, over 500 species of mammals and over 300 species of reptiles. The mammals include about 70 endemic and 109 threatened or endangered, such as the rare puma, jaguar, Andean bear, yellow tailed wooly monkey and river dolphins. Additional Peruvian mammals include the two-toed sloth, armadillos, lemurs and a wide variety of bats. New species of birds are still being discovered. Peru’s national bird is the Andean cock-of-the-rock. A few other birds in Peru are long-whiskered owlets, rheas, Humboldt penguins, various boobies, vultures, osprey, hoatzin, parrots, macaws, potoos and the Andean condor, with a wingspan of 10 feet 6 inches, Albatross also exceeds the condor’s magnificent wingspan with an even larger wingspan of 11 feet 6 inches. Of the 300 species of reptiles about 100 are endemic, including giant anacondas, caimans, and many varieties of frogs, salamanders, turtles, snakes, and lizards. …show more content…
One previously isolated Amazon Indians tribe, the Mashco-Piro Indians, are beginning to reach out to Peruvians and visiting tourists for food, clothing, machetes and cooking pots. Peru is concerned with this outreach and thinks it may be related to ever approaching loggers, low flying aircraft and from natural resource exploration in the country. Typically the Mashco-Piro Indians are an indigenous tribe of nomadic hunter-gatherers who inhabit the remote area of the Amazon rainforest, Manu National Park who have, up until recently, avoided outside attention from non-native people and kept to
The main industries that are in Peru are pulp, paper, coca leaves, fishmeal, steel, chemicals, oil, minerals, cement, auto assembly, and shipbuilding. Some of the foods you might eat in Peru consist mainly of soups and stews, corn pancakes, rice, eggs and vegetables. Seafood is excellent there, even in the highlands. Local specialties include ceviche, seafood prepared in lemon juice; lechon, a whole baby pig; and cuy, a whole roasted guinea pig. I might just stick to the seafood as I don’t think I could handle the whole baby pig or the roasted guinea pig!
Peru is much smaller in land mass and population and is unique in its culture. The history of the country is interesting; Peru was once part of the Incan Empire, the largest Native American Empire in the world. It started in Peru and made allies with other tribes to get to its massive size. The empire got about eight to ten million people before Francisco Pizarro came with his conquistadores. Francisco Pizarro started his conquest on 1531 and ended it in 1534. On July 28, 1821, Peru proclaimed its independence, but the Spanish were not finally defeated until 1824. The Mexican Native Americans known as the Aztecs were more cruel when expanding. They would raid other tribes and murder or sell off the people. They got to around 5 million inhabitants before Hernandez Cortez came and destroyed the empire with his army of Spaniards .
8. Vicunas (a relative of the llama), llamas, alpacas, and condors (vulture) are all found in Bolivia. Llamas are used as pack animals and for meat and fleece. The alpacas are better for fleece.
Peruvians now make Moche, wall hangings, and clothes from alpaca wool. Music is also important to Peruvians, one of there music/dances is Baile de las Tijeras or Dance of the
Alpaca live in the mountainous regions of Bolivia, native to all of South America, these creatures are like South American Camels and are herbivores. Jaguars are the largest cats in South America, they are meat eaters and prefer to live in treetops in the Amazon Rainforest. Chinchillas are a common household pet, but they are in danger. They used to live all over South America, but are now only known to exist in small pockets in Bolivia and Chile, they are omnivores that will eat fruit and bugs. The Jaburi is a large headed stork native to only Bolivia. It eats fish and
Life in Peru is easy. They know a lot about their culture from the past. Citizens love their country. Most of them are Roman Catholic. Peru has more than 31 million citizens, it’s forming into one of the largest countries in South America.
The most recent large-scale earthquake along the Peru-Chile Plate was the 16 September earthquake, which happened in 2015. It measured an M 8.3, one of the largest on record. 5 were killed, and over 1 million were evacuated from greatly affected areas. However, compared to other earthquakes that have taken place in Chile, this one was moderate.
Evangelical Christianity, atheism, and agnostic religions have a lesser presence within Peruvian society. Religions are often blended together in order to mix certain elements that may not exist within just one religion. Politically, Peru is currently a constitutional republic with an elected president. Peru was conquered by Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro in 1531 and fought a war of independence against the Spanish and Portuguese empires from 1821-1824. With a land mass of 496,200 sq. mi., this land has been rich and abundant in gold, silver, and other marketable products which have encouraged a stable economy. Peru has a tropical climate with both wet and dry seasons. This diverse country is the home of tropical rainforests, mountain ranges, two ocean currents (El Niño and Humboldt) and various other topographies.There is some aridity in the valleys, the coastal region is a desert microclimate, and is moist in the higher elevated
Another aftereffect of its many societies, Peru today has a rich and fluctuated old stories and a wide assorted qualities of both music and moving, that consolidate indigenous classifications and soul with Hispanic impact, and in addition present day styles that have adjusted to the progressions and tastes of society's bigger social gatherings.
The country of Panama contains 228 mammal species. For example, you can find jaguars, pumas, howler monkeys, and spider monkeys. Panama also provides a home for 940 bird species, 226 reptile species, and 164 amphibian species.
In the middle of the Peruvian flag there is a shield with the three elements of Peru. In the top left of the shield, there is a vicuna. The vicuna is one of the important symbols of Peru. In Peru, they use the Vicuna for wool. Their fur is very fluffy and soft, so it makes for a great jacket in winter. The Vicuna is the national animal of Peru.
There are 456 different species of mammals that are said to have been found. There are are 1,800 different species of birds that have been found. Colombia has many different types of animals that can only be found there. There are many different animals in Colombia. Some of the many birds are grey fronted dove, and the blue tailed emerald. Some of the mammals are the colombian wooly monkey, and the white fronted chimp. Some of the plants are the amazon grape, and the brazil nuts.
The subordinate groups living in the area are Asian as well as Afro-Peruvian individuals following their origin’s
One of the primary languages are spanish.the secondary language is aymara.they eat soybeans.one of the main food in peru is fish.because they live by water so it is the main area to get food.
First of all, Peru evolved a lot through the years. It was at first lived in by many civilization, which lived at the same time in different part of the country or which developed later on. The biggest civilization was known as the Inca Empire, who was very advanced in many field of knowledge, comparing to some others civilizations, as for example for the agricultural technologies, the way of life and the well-being of the people, the gold and astrology. The ethnic came from the Cusco Valley, in the 11th century, Manco Capac became their first king. But later on, in 1438, the empire expanded itself in many others regions of the