Peru

About Peru

Peru stretches along South America's Pacific coast, climbing from bone-dry desert shoreline over the Andes and down into Amazon rainforest. Its capital, Lima, founded by Spanish conquistadors as the City of Kings, is one of the driest major capitals on Earth yet a celebrated culinary powerhouse. Heir to the Inca Empire, whose citadel Machu Picchu crowns the Andes, Peru layers ancient civilizations beneath its modern life.

• ·The potato was first domesticated in the Andes of southern Peru, where thousands of native varieties are still cultivated today.
• ·Lake Titicaca, shared by Peru and Bolivia, is often called the highest navigable lake in the world for large vessels.
• ·Peru's constitution grants official status to Quechua, Aymara, and other indigenous languages in the areas where they predominate.

Mastery

1. Capital
2. Flag
3. Shape
4. Drop
5. Borders
6. Population
7. Landmark

Neighbours

• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador