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Perú 23 octubre 2013 clase 2
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Location of Perú Continent: South America
Bodies of Water: Pacific Ocean Famous Lake: Lake Titicaca (Shares Lake Titicaca with Bolivia) Capital: Lima
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What can you do in Perú? You can:
For Boys: Play Fútbol, Basketball, and Tennis For Girls: Gymnastics, and Volleyball Dancing- Very famous in Perú, very IMPORTANT to Perúvians Beach Activites: Surf Go hiking and mountaineering Rally Race Car Visit Machu Pichu- Favorite destiation for tourists Popular Holiday: Christmas- Houses are filled with lights, 24th of deciembre- late dinner (even at 12 at night), kids exchange gifts, then set off fireworks
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What’s the climate and geography?
Climate in Lima: 65 degrees farhenheit (18 degrees celcius Forests- cover more than half the country Split into three regions: Costal Plains (Costa) Tropical Lowlands (Selva) High mountains (sierra) in the Andes
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Yummy Food in Perú! Typical Dinner:
Main Dish: Arroz Chaufa (Fried Rice) Side Dish: Ocopa Arewuipeña (Potatoes with Peanuts, Chili, Cheese sauce) Dessert: Mazamorra Morado (Cat tounges-cookies) Diet: Potatoes, Rice, Chicken, Beans, Fish, Tropical Fruits, Corn, and occasionally Guinea Pigs
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Money, Money, Money! Currency: Nuevo Sol (PEN)
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Importante Personas Atahualpa- Ican Ruler- last true ruler of Perú ( ) Inca Garcilaso de la Vega- Historian, known for writing accurate account of Incan civilization ( ) Clorinda Matto de Turner- Journalist & author, first women in Latin America to head a major newspaper ( ) Gustavo Gutierrez- Theologian – shape tenets of liberation theory (focused on the nation’s poor people) Mario Vargas Llosa – Writer – won a nobel prize in Literature in 2010
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Interesting Facts about Perú!
The birthplace of potatoes – over 3,000 different kinds of potatoes Life expectancy for males: 71, females: 77 Twice the size of Texas, 3rd largest country in South America Math, language, literature, and history are core subjects kids learn Lecturing is common in school, kids spend a couple of hours doing homework each evening Flag of Perú was adopted on 25 Febrero 1825, General Sab Martin chose what go to be on the flag
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Works Cited "Peru." CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, Web. 23 Oct 2013. Nuevo sol. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct <
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