Peru - history and people

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Peru

Annette Cheney

Sixth Grade

4/29/1999


Table of Contents

Table of Contents        

History        

Peru’s Location in the World        

Menu of Peruvian Food        

Appetizers-        

Main Courses-        

Desserts-        

Beverages-        

Biographical Sketches        

Famous Landmarks        

Government        

Agriculture/ Industry        

Religion/ Customs        

Recipes        

Graphs        

Maps        

Bibliography        

                                                


History

The history of Peru really surprised me because I thought it was always a quiet and peaceful country, but I now know that it has had lots of brutal and gruesome wars.

         It was founded in the 1532 by Francisco Pizarro. The first people to live there were Nomadic Hunter-Gatherers. They settled in the selva or the jungle on the Amazon River.

        One major war in Peru happened on July 21, 1821 when the Spaniards wanted to conquer Peru for its riches in gold and emeralds, but a man named Don Jose De San Martin from the country Argentina came and gave Peru its independence. The war lasted seven days and six nights, it finally ended on July 28, 1821. That day is now Peru’s Independence Day.

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Peru’s Location in the World

Peru is on the continent of South America, south of the equator at 12.06S and 76.55W. The total land area is 1,280,000 km2, the total area including lakes and rivers is 1,285,220 km2. The coastline is about 2,414 k long. It is compared to Alaska since it is slightly smaller than it. It is exposed to earthquakes, landslides, and mild volcanoes.

Peru has three main land regions. There is the coast which is the flat desert along the Pacific Ocean, the Sierra which are a string of mountains called the Andes, and there ...

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