Peru

Of Organization of American States, South America and South American country.   May also be referred to as Republic of Peru.

A republic in western South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; was the heart of the Inca empire from the 12th to 16th centuries.

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Andes

  • Andes 21 facts

    A mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast.

  • Coropuna 0 facts

    A mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,083 feet high).

  • Huascaran 0 facts

    A mountain in the Andes in Peru (22,205 feet high).

  • Yerupaja 0 facts

    A mountain peak in the Andes in Peru (21,709 feet high).

Volcano

  • El Misti 0 facts

    The world's 2nd largest active volcano; located in the Andes in southern Peru.

  • Huainaputina 0 facts

    An inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Peru; last erupted in 1783.

Also contains

  • Amazon 0 facts

    A major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic;...

  • Peruvian 0 facts

    A native or inhabitant of Peru.

  • Arequipa 0 facts

    A city in southern Peru founded in 1540 on the site of an ancient Inca city.

  • Lima 0 facts

    Capital and largest city and economic center of Peru; located in western Peru; was capital...

  • Machu Picchu 0 facts

    Inca fortress city in the Andes in Peru discovered in 1911; it may have been built...