Peru
- Full name: Republic of Peru
- Population: 28 million (UN, 2005)
- Capital: Lima
- Area: 1.28 million sq km (496,225 sq miles)
- Major languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Major religions: Christianity
- Monetary unit: 1 nuevo sol = 100 centimos
- People: The population is ethnically mixed: 45% mestizo (mixed Indigenous – Caucasian), 37% white, 15% black, Japanese and Chinese, 3% other
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
BBC Country Profile:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/country_profiles/1224656.stmNEWS SOURCES
Yahoo News:
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/PeruLima Post:
http://www.limapost.com/ARTICLES
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Machu Picchu: Unveiling the Mystery of the Incas