Peru Country Guide | Guide to Peru

Country Guide Peru

Capital: Lima

Population: 27,968,000

Currency: nuevo sol (PEN)

Religions: Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)

Government: constitutional republic

Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages

Climate: varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes

Phone Code: 51

Photos of Peru

Photos of Peru by Paul Dodson, courtesy of Observations of an Unimportant Man.

Cactus and Traditional Houses - Lima, Peru

A Modern Building Reaches For the Sky - Lima, Peru

Festivals in Peru

Lord of the Miracles Procession [snippet]

Huaylarsh [photo gallery]

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Peru Accommodation

Hotels in Peru

Peru Flights

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Peru Tours

Tours in Peru

Further Peru Resources

Photos of Peru [web site]

The Inka Adventure [web site]

Peru.info [web site]

Peru4U [web site]

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