•Thomas Gram

•28 August, 2012

• The absolute location of Peru is 10˚00’’ latitude and 76˚00’’ longitude.

•The relative location of Peru would be:

Next to Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, Brazil and Bolivia.

•The surrounding ocean is the Pacific Ocean.

•Country map of Peru including cities and states in the northern region, and western region.

•The longest river in Peru is called The Ucayali River which outflows in the amazon.

•The highest mountain in Peru is Huascarán who rises 22,132 feet into the sky.

•Peru has many rivers.

•12% of Peru are mountains.

•over 500,000 plants live in Peru.

(Ucayali River)

(Machu Picchu)

•The currency they use in Peru is called: Nuevo Sol (PEN)

•The President of Peru is called Ollanta Humala

(Ollanta Humala)

•People of Peru are cutting down way too much of the amazon forest for wood and houses in those

areas.

(Amazon being cut down)

• Peru is the 3rd largest country in South America.

• Peru has 3 main spoken languages which are, Spanish, Quechua, Aymara and in addition several Amazonian Dialects.

• The national animal in Peru is called Vicuna.

(Vicuna)

•Many people move out of Peru because of the economic problems in the country.

•The most common way to leave the country is by plane.

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