Peru

Capital: Lima
Location
 Western South America
Map of Peru
Religions
 81.3% Roman
Catholic
 12.5% Evangelical
 3.3% Other
 2.9% None
Traditional Dress
 Western style in
urban areas
 Good taste to dress
up every time you
go somewhere
 Farmers: traditional
outfits
 Clothing is usually
handmade
 In the jungle, there is
a rule not to dress
up.
Customs and Traditions
Family
 Most Families in
Peru are nuclear
families
 Father is head of
household
 Average: 3 children
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Typical Food
 Diet Foods: Soups
and rice
 Coastal: seafood
and plantains
 Highlands: meat,
corn potatoes
 Spices
Housing
 Mostly Brick
 Large windows
 Most don’t have a
yard
 Pasted walls
 Tile floors
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 Dating/Marriage
 Dating Wedding Ceremony
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 Inadequate to date  Dancing

more than one person  2 course meal
at the same time  Men marry in their late
 Common law is twenties
acceptable  Women marry in their
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early twenties
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 Holidays, Festivals, and
Celebrations
 New Years Day
 Easter
 Countryman’s Day
 St. Peter
 St. Paul’s Day
 Independence Day
( most popular )
Government
 Constitutional
Republic
 Executive Branch
 Chief of state
 Legislative Branch
 Unicameral
Congress of the
Republic of Peru
 Judicial Branch
 Supreme court
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Economy
 Growth Rate: 9.8%
 Per Capita Income:
$8500
 Agriculture: .7%
 Industry: 23.8%
 Unemployment
Rate: 8.1%
 Poverty: 44.5%
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Currency

 Name: Nuevo sol
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 Bank notes come in:
200, 100, 50, 20,
and 10
Transportation
 Airports:201
 Railways: 1,989
miles
 Roadways: 78,829
(most useful)
Education
 High School
 Grade School
 Collage
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Climate/Weather
 Average
Temperature: 66
degrees Fahrenheit
 Highest Temperature:
February
 Lowest Temperature:
June and July
 Wettest Weather:
August
 There are 0 days of
frost
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Landscape/Terrain
 Rivers
 Valleys
 Mountains
 Deserts
 Jungles
Peru Slang
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 arruga: debt
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 auqui: The heir to the Inca throne.
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 blanquita: cocaine - cocaine
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 cabro/cabrilla: a male with feminine
characteristics
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Extra Information
People in Peru have a wide range of
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beliefs.