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| Full name | Republic of Peru |
| Capital City | Lima |
| Language | Quechua, Spanish, Aymara |
| Currency | Nuevo Sol |
| Religion | Roman Catholic, Protestant |
| National Anthem | “Somos libres, seámoslo siempre” that means “We are free, let us remain so forever”. |
| Newspaper | Ajá, Arequipa al Dia, Business News Americas, Business Peru, Caretas, Correo, Diario Correo, El Bocón, El Chino, El Comercio, El Diario de Cusco, El Peruano etc. |
| Places to Visit | Arequipa, Cuzco, Lima, Cañón del Cotahuasi, Islas Flotantes, Machu Picchu, Manu National Park, Nazca Lines and many more attractive places are there in Peru. |
| Transport | Airways: LAN Peru, Aero Condor Perú, Taca, Star Perú, and Tans Perú airlines offer frequent flights between capital cities. |
| Shopping | Local handicrafts like alpaca woolen sweaters, carpets made of alpaca and llama, weaving, Indian masks, jewelry and so on are found in this country. Besides that Ceramic works, silversmiths' work, leather works, woodcarvings, straw weaving etc are also found here in cheap price. |
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INTRODUCTION TO PERU : Various ethnicities reside in Peru. Visit this country and enjoy yourself. You will get to see many interesting things here.
LOCATION OF PERU : Republic of Peru is located in the western region of South America. The neighboring countries that share their borders are Ecuador and Colombia in the northern side, Bolivia in the southeastern region, Chile in the southern region and Brazil in the eastern side. Peru is also surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on the western region.
PHYSICAL MAP OF PERU : In the surface of Peru, you will find lowlands, highlands, uplands and plateaus. Coastal plains cover the western region of the country. The Andes mountain range covers the central regions of Per and the eastern zone is characterized with Amazon Basin forest and lowlands. The highest peak of the mountain is the Nevado Huascaran that rises 6,768 meters above the sea level. The Lago Titicaca Lake and Amazon River also flow in this country.
CLIMATE OF PERU : The climate of Peru swings between tropical and subtropical. The eastern region of the country is known for tropical climate and the western zone is known for arid weather conditions. The mountainous regions are colder than the other places.
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The summer months are January, February and March. During this period the temperature remains above 20°C. the summer months are warm and wet. During the period between December and May, the weather becomes very pleasing. So this is a favorite time to the tourists.
FLORA AND FAUNA OF PERU :
• Flora : The vegetation of Peru is diverse with various unique species of trees. If you go towards the coastal region, you will find sparse xerophytes, algarroba, cactus, palm and so on. Pepper trees and several species of eucalyptus also grow in large quantity in the forests of Peru. Some native trees such as wild rubber tree, arsaparilla, barbasco, mahogany, cinchona, ipecac, vanilla, coca, leche caspi, curare etc are also found in this country.
• Fauna : The animal kingdom of Peru is also rich and it is have many unqiue species. Anchoveta, whale, tuna, swordfish, marlin etc are seen in the water bodies of Peru. Except these, ducks, condor, some species of wild fowl can also be found here. In the mountainous regions, you will find lions that are commonly known as Puma in Peru. Some other animals are alpaca, guanaco, huarizo and so on.
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