Peru

Quick Facts

• -western South America between Chile and Ecuador- 10 S by 76 W
• -tropical in the east with a desert in the west
• -constitutional republic
• -capital is Lima
• -official languages are Spanish and Quechua
• -Independance Day is July 28th, 1821 from the Spanish
• -Constitution-December 31, 1993
• -President is Alejandro Toledo Manrique
• -Nuevo Sol is the currency
• -3.44 Nuevo Sol per dollar

Natural Resources: copper, silver, petroleum, gold, fish, timber, coal, iron, phosphate, natural gas, potash, and hydropower National Hazards: earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, flooding, and mild volcanic activity

Informative Links About Peru

CIA website
Lonely Planet
Peru Explorer
GAP Adventures
Geographia
Currency Conversion