Peru

A beautiful country with many Amazon Rainforests, beautiful landscapes and coastal plains. This country shares their borders with Ecuador and Bolivia and it belongs to the continent South America. Peru is the country.

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Peru’s official name is the Republic Of Peru. Lima is the capital of Peru. There is a saint from Lima and her name is St. Rose of Lima. Have you heard of her? Peru is the third biggest country in South America. The currency of Peru is Peruvian nuevo sol. The Incan people or civilization were the people that lived in Peru many centuries back. They lived in the Machu Picchu which is a lost city in Peru.  In Machu Picchu they lived a happy life until the 16th century when the Spaniards arrived and wiped out most of their things. The ruins are still there and you can visit it. There are many animals that live in the rainforests and these animals can not be found anywhere in the world except for Peru. Did you know there are Indian tribes living in those rainforests? These Indian tribes live in a small ‘city’ which is located in the jungle. Most people arrive to this place by boat through the Amazon rivers. In Peru, there is a very patient flower that grows in Peru. The flower is patient because it grows for 100 years before it blooms.

Peru is one of the countries that have  the richest sources of copper, silver and lead. Not many people in Peru are rich. Many of them live in tiny houses that have no electricity or water that flows. These people work very hard even if they don’t have much to eat. Peru has 496,224 square miles of their land. The population of Peru is 27,947,000 and most of them speak Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. These three languages are the native languages of Peru. Most of the people in Peru are Roman Catholics.

Peru has many symbols. Some of the symbols are their flag and the coat of arms. The flag of Peru was created in 1820. Many people say that the flag is red and white because of a man named General San Martin. While the liberation campaign was going on he watched some flamingos with red wings and white breasts after walking up from a siesta. Another symbol of Peru is the coat of arms. The coat of arms is a symbol of Peru because the coat of arms shows all the national things of Peru such as the Vicuña, Cinchona tree, cornucopia filled with coins and the crown above the coat of arms. The coins are in the coat of arms to represent the wealth of Peru, the Vicuña represents the national animal of Peru, the crown represents victory and glory and the Cinchona tree represents the tree that are used to make quinine which is a drug.  

By: Liezl