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 Peru is a bit smaller than the state of Alaska.  Peru has deserts, jungles, and mountains.  Peru has 1,500 miles of shore along the Pacific Ocean.  It can reach 100 degrees in the summer but is nicer in the winter, around 75 degrees.

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PEOPLE GROUPS: Amerindians (45%), mestizos (mixed European and Amerindian— 37%), white (15%), blacks, Japanese, Chinese, other (3%) CAPITAL CITY: Lima (8.8 million) POPULATION: 30 million LANGUAGES: Spanish, Quechua (KAY-chwa), and Aymara (all official) Peru QUICK FACTS

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD FACTS: 14 U.S. AG missionaries work with over 4,000 churches and 330,000 people. 6,000 ministers serve the churches, and 72 Bible schools train nearly 3,000 more students. RELIGIONS: Roman Catholic (81%), Evangelical and other Christians (12.5%). Many people mix traditional beliefs, such as worship of the sun and nature, with Christian beliefs. Peru QUICK FACTS