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Peru - GENERAL INFORMATION
 
Population - Local time - Languages - Religion - Political system - Climate - Tourism - Food



Population



Main Cities Population
Lima   6,800,000  
Arequipa   619,000  
Trujillo   510,000  
Chiclayo   413,000  
Piura   280,000  
Iquitos   277,000  



Total population (millions): 27.5
Source: World Bank 2004

Urban population: 74%
Source: World Bank 2004

Average annual population growth: 1.5%
Source: World Bank 2004

Surface area (km²) : 1,285,220


Population origin

Origin of the population% Of the population
Quechua 44.7
Half-caste37
Native European13
Aymara 5.3




Local time


It is %T:%M %A in Lima


GMT-5


Languages


Official language: Spanish. Quechua is spoken by about 40% of the population.
There are numerous Indian languages.
English is spoken in tourist zones.
Business language: Spanish and English.

Free translation tools in Peru :
Babel Fish
Free English-Spanish-English translation of texts and web pages

Systran
Free French-Spanish-French translation of texts and web pages

Dictionarios.com
Free Spanish-Catalan-English-French Dictionary



Religion


Religious practises : Catholics 93%
Protestants 5%
Others 2%.


Political system


Peru is a constitutional Republic of which the latest constitution dates from 1993. There is a single Chamber in the parliament, the Congress, elected every 5 years.
The President is Alejandro Toledo Manrique (2001) and the chairman of the Council of Ministers is Roberto Danino (2001).


Climate

 


Tourism

Number of visitors in Peru 2002 2003 2004 World rank
Number of visitors (1000) 862   1024   1203   n.a.
Source : World Tourisme Organization, data available in November 2005

 

Tourist sites


- The most important historic city of Peru: Machu Picchu (at about 80 km Northwest of Cruzco).
- The capital of the Chimu Kingdom, Chan Chan (the walls, streets and pyramids date from 1300).
- The Nazcas's alignments, famous vestiges, at 350 km South of Lima.

For more information about tourism in Peru , check out the following web site(s) :
Peruvian Tourism Board


Food


Traditional dishes


Pisco Sauer: Peruvian cocktail
Papas a la Huancaina: In Peru, the potatoes or papas, that are used to do the cooking have a yellow flesh. After they have been cooked in a spicy sauce, they are placed in a plate with the traditional hard-boiled egg rolled in a leaf of lettuce. Sometimes olives are added.
Anticucho kebabs: giblets mainly the heart of calf
El ceviche: raw fish marinaded in lemon, spices and red onions.
The Papaya.

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