10 facts about Peru.
1. Peru is the 3rd largest country in South America after Brazil and Argentina. The total area of 1.28 million sq km.
2. Much of the country is covered by the Peruvian Andes, Nevado Huascaran (6,768 m) is the highest point in Peru.
3. Lake Titicaca, located on the border of Bolivia and Peru, is the highest navigable lake in the world and the largest lake in South America with an area of 8.287 sq km.
4. Lima is the capital of Peru. More than 30 % of the population of 25 million lives in the capital.
5. Peru is the world-recognized sanctuary vestiges of the past. Culture of Chavin, Chimu, the Nazca, Tiahuanko, Mochika and, of course, Inca left many mysteries, potent Machu Picchu ruins, palaces, pyramids, mausoleums and worship Lambaske Valley.
6. In Nazca desert, in the famous mysterious drawings well preserved numerous monuments of ancient indigenous cultures of Peru, Mochika, Chan-chan, religious and jrecheski Pachakamak Center.
7. Holy city Caral is the oldest city in the Americas. It was built between 2627 BC and 2000 BC. Caral was the capital of the first state formed in Peru over 4400 years before the Inca.
8. From the early 16 century Spain ruled Peru for nearly 300 years.
9. From 1840 to 1880 Peru collected over 20 million tons of guano for export. Guano is one of the world’s richest fertilizers.
10. Growing coca bush, and the use of the leaf, from which cocaine is made, in Peru is a legal matter.
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