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POPULATION

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Natura !"#ion$ inPE!U

T"rritor%

1&'85('15 )*'

Po+uation ,-.

'7&'1/('4+

Coa$t 1' 532

Li*a cit% i$ 3'

Mountain 30 3721

un#" 58 /23

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Mu$ic an anc"$:

T"e classic An*ean tune ;El Con*or Pasa< b) !imon = Garfun5el is .orl* famous# but n

man) people 5no. it .as compose* b) Peru&ian musician +aniel Alomia Robles- T"

music c"aracteristic of t"e "i,"lan*s is >8ua)no>

On t"e coast# t"e t)pical ca?ones .ere ori,inall) in&ente* b) African sla&es- No.a*a)

t"ese ca?ones or *rum cases c"eer up percussion *ance parties-

Musica criolla@ # sin,er E&a A)llon is le,en*ar) in t"is ,enre-

T"en t"ere@s Peru@s ;national *ance

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  i#an$: T"is is t"e mountainous re,ion of Peru# ."ere t"e An*es mounta

ran,e *ominates t"e lan*scape- T"e lan*scape of t"e !ierra is c"aracteri(e* b

impressi&e# partl) sno.cappe*# &alle)s an* plateaus- T"e sierra "as t.o season

summer April to OctoberD .it" sunn) *a)s# col* ni,"ts an* little rain t"is is t"

perfect time to &isitB an* .inter No&ember to Marc"D# ."en it rains "ea&il)-

  un#": Locate* in t"e east# t"is is a &ast re,ion of plains co&ere* b) &e,etation

t"e Ama(on Ri&er basin# ."ic" be,ins at t"e confluence of t"e MaraJn an* ca)a

ri&ers- It is Peru@s lar,est re,ion# an* consists of "i,"lan* ?un,le# or ce?a *e montaJ

  t"e mountain@s e)ebro.s# o&er K66 meters abo&e sea le&elD# ."ic"

c"aracteri(e* b) its clou* forests# an* lo.lan* ?un,le less t"an K66 meters abo&

sea le&elD

!ELIGION

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Free*om of reli,ion is a fun*amental ri,"t in Peru@s culture# alt"ou," Cat"olicism is t"e

main reli,ion-

9OO O9 PE!U

Peru&ian foo* is a mi7ture of 'apanese# C"inese#

African# !panis"# Italian tra*itions# an* An*ean in,re*ients- Ia fusion# but a &er) balance* fusion-

Peru&ian cuisine is uniue fla&or to t"e mi7 of t"e ocean# t

An*es an* t"e influence of centuries of forei,n influences- T

col* 8umbol*t Current cools t"e sea an* allo.s t"e ,ro.t" of a .ealt" of fis" an

s"ellfis"- Anot"er essential in,re*ient to t"e mi7 are t"e 666 *ifferent &arieties

potatoes# corn an* ,rain from t"e Peru&ian "i,"lan*s- Last but not least# t"e ric" "erita,

of !panis" settlers# African sla&es an* 'apanese immi,rants ,a&e birt" to Criolla cuisin

.it" its spic) meat *is"es an* fabulous *esserts-

C"e&ice# Perus fla,s"ip *is"# combines ra. fis" or s"ellfis"D *ice* in 1cm cubes an

marinate* in lime ?uice# ser&e* .it" ra. onions# s.eet potato an* corn-

Ot"er musts are anticuc"os s5e.ere* beef "eartsD# rocoto relleno# stuffe* peppers an

spic) e lomo salta*o strips of beef frie* .it" tomatoes# onions an* frie* potatoesD are

must for an) tra&eler ."o .ants to learn about Perus culinar) si*e-

Perus fa&ourite coc5tail# Pisco !our# is a bri,"t an* intense mi7 of pisco# su,arcane s)ru

e,, ."ite an* lime ?uice-

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9LO!A AN 9AUNA

Peru@s *r)# san*) *esert coast is co&ere* in s"rubs an* ,rasslan*- A lar,e population

sea bir*s: pelicans# cormorants an* ,annets li&e off t"e ric"es of t"e sea-

T"e "i,"lan*s !ierraD are co&ere* .it" eucal)ptus trees- T"e area aroun* 8uara(

particularl) famous for its Pu)a Raimon*i- T"is ,iant bromelia* can ,ro. up to ten mete

t"e flo.er stal5 can ,ro. up to 4 metres-

In t"e altiplano aroun* la5e Titicaca bus"es of "ar* Ic"u9,rass are most common- Fo

t)pes of cameli*s ,ra(e on t"em: t"e llama# t"e alpaca an* t"e &icuJa- %ou ma) also sp

a An*ean fo7 an* an An*ean *eer-

Mi,"t) ea,les fl) abo&e t"e roc5) slopes of t"e Colca Can)on-

T"e Eastern !ierra is abun*ant .it" orc"i*s an* t"e famous Cantua# Cantua /u7ifoliPerus national plant- T"e area also An*ean bears an* coc59of9t"e9roc5s-

T"e *ense rainforest an* t"e Ama(onian ?un,le are "ome to &ast .ealt" of tropical plant

."ere parrots# maca.s an* toucans li5e to pla) "i*e an* see5- A list of o&er 666 specie

"as been re,istere*: butterflies# ?a,uars# anacon*as# i,uanas# turtles# so on- it" its fe

in len,t"# it is t"e lar,est fres".ater fis" in t"e .orl*: t"e Paic"e-