Wiki / South America / Peru
- Official name
- Republic of Peru Piruw Suyu · Aymara
2 more names
Piruw Ripuwlika · QuechuaRepública del Perú · Spanish - Capital
- Lima
- Region
- South America
- Population (2018 est.)
- ≈ 32 million
- Area
- 1,285,216 km²
- Currency
- Peruvian sol (PEN)
- Neighbours
- Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
- Internet / phone
- .pe · +51
Where it is
Notable facts
- Machu Picchu, built in the 15th century, was never found by the Spanish and remained known only locally until 1911.
- Peru has around 4,000 native varieties of potato; the potato was first domesticated in the Andes.
- The Nazca Lines are enormous geoglyphs cut into the desert some 1,500–2,500 years ago.
- The Peruvian Amazon covers about 60% of the country.
World Heritage 13 sites
National dish
Ceviche Raw fish cured in lime juice with chilli and red onion, served with sweet potato and toasted corn.
Declared national heritage by Peru in 2004, with its own day on 28 June; the practices around it were listed by UNESCO in 2023.