Bienvenidos a Peru!
Welcome to Peru!
Continent: South America
Capital City: Lima
Languages Spoken: Spanish & Quechua
Flag: Red and white stripes with a coat of
arms in the middle. Inside the coat of
arms are the vicuña, a kind of deer
representing Peru’s animals, the cinchona tree representing Peru’s plants, and a cornucopia of gold coins, representing the
mineral riches of the country.
Geography: Mountains, plains, rainforest,
and coastline
Money: Nuevo Sol (New Sun)
Useful Phrases in Spanish and Quechua:
English: Hello
Spanish: Hola
Quechua: Napaykullayki
English: Please
Spanish: Por favor
Quechua: Allichu
English: Thank you
Spanish: Gracias
Quechua: Solpayki
English: I love you
Spanish: Te amo
Quechua: Munayki
English: See you later
Spanish: Hasta luego
Quechua: Huq ratukama
Musical Instruments of Peru
PanpipesEach wooden flute plays one note and
is bound together
with other flutes to make one multi-note
woodwind instrument.
CharangoA cousin of the
mandolin, this double-
stringed instrument
is sometimes made
from the skin of and
armadillo!
CajónThis box is a kind of
drum sat on by the
player and played with
the hands.
HarpSimilar to the harps
from Europe, South
American harps are
played with fingernails on the right hand and
fingertips on the left hand to create two
different sounds on the
same instrument.
Sing along with your children to the Peruvian Heritage Songbook. For lesson plans, project ideas, audio tracks, and all Heritage Series
Songbooks, visit www.montessorimusiclab.com.
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Peruvian
Ambassador
Krysia VillonCentral Square
& Broadway
Preschool
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Peruvian
Ambassador
Krysia VillonBroadway
Toddlers & East
Cambridge/
Lechmere
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Cooking PartyCentral Square:
4pm
Parents welcome
to attend!
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Cooking PartyEast Cambridge:
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Parents welcome
to attend!
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Cooking PartyBroadway:
@ 4pm
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