- Peru is along the coast in South America. It shares borders with Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile.
- Peru is known for having Andes Mountains,the Amazon Jungle, and dessert lands. With this mix of geographical features Peru is the destination for many tourist.
- The capital and largest city in Peru is Lima. In 2009 it was estimated that over 8.7 million people lived in Lima.
- The second largest city is Arequipa with an estimated population of 1 million people. When my family first moved to Peru in 2005 we lived in Arequipa.
- Arequipa is known as the white city because the buildings are made out of a white stone and the streets are filled with the white dust.
- Other well known Cities include Cusco, Puno and Iquitos
- Cusco is well known for Machu Pichu, and it's Incan background.
- Puno is located in the Andes region of Peru, and is another touristy city. They have some cool natural hot springs and is an ideal location to spot Condors.
- Iquitos is a small city in the Amazon. It is about the furthest you can get from civilization in Peru, and I have heard that the noises from bugs at night can be terrifying.
- Peru is well known for it's variety of Potatoes and Corn, including the blue corn that is used to make Chichi Morada, an Incan specialty.
- Other agriculture includes coffee, cotton, sugarcane, rice, wheat, plantains, coca; poultry, beef, dairy products, wool; fish
- 81% of the people are Roman Catholic.
- The other 19% are Evangelist, Christian, or unspecified.
- 527,759 Church Members
- 10 Missions
- 1 MTC (Mission Training Center)
- 788 Congregations
- 1 Temple in Lima and 2 under construction (in Trujillo and Arequipa)
- 113 Family History Centers
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If you have any questions about Peru leave a comment. Also, if any of my facts are wrong or out of date please let me know! Thanks!
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