Peru
Location: South America
Capital: Lima
Language: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Population: 32,000,000
Religion: Roman Catholic, Protestant
Industries: food, car, cement, mining and metallurgy, textiles.
Agriculture products: coffee, cotton, seafood, rice, sugar, livestock.
Generally speaking:
- The Norte Chico civilization were first inhabitants of Peruvian territory.
- By the time of Spanish conquerors arrival in 1533, led by Francisco Pizarro, Inca civilization had spread throughout Peru and western part of South America.
- Highest peak in Peruvian part of the Andes mountains is the Huascarán at 6,768 meters or 22,205 ft.