PERU

LAND OF THE INCA EMPIRE

UbicationPeru is located on South America's central Pacific coast. The world's twentieth-largest nation, it borders Bolivia, Brazil, and Chile to the east and south, and Colombia and Ecuador to the north.

Peruvian FlagThe colors represent the blood and peace.The Peruvian coat of arms includes the vicuña, the quinoa tree, and a cornucopia of gold

LimaLima, the capital, is located on the central coast. Peru's 1,326,074 square kilometers (512,000 square miles) make it roughly the size of Alaska. Lima is approximately the size of Rhode Island.

Main SquareGovernment Palace

Main SquareAnother view of main square.

Lima-coast

Mountains

JungleAmazon river.

AgricultureMore than 100 different kinds of potatoes.

FishingAnother activity in Peru.

MachupicchuMachu Picchu was built around 1450, at the height of the Inca Empire. The construction of Machu Picchu appears to date from the period of the two great Incas, Pachacutec Inca Yupanqui (1438–71) and Tupac Inca Yupanqui (1472–93).It was abandoned just over 100 years later, in 1572, as a belated result of the Spanish Conquest

Nazca LinesHummingbird.

Nazca-LinesMonkey

Nazca-LinesSpider

The sun gateTiahuanaco.

ChimuTumi.

Mochica

Huaco retrato.