peru ppt

1. WELCOME TO
PERU Prepared by: Karina Gallardo

2. Facts about
Peru
• Area extension
1 285 216 km2
(almost two
times Texas)
• Population Peru is
30 million Here!!!
• Official language
Spanish
Also, Quechua
Aymara, and many
other dialects are
spoken

3. Weather:
Depends on the
region, in general:
North Coast: Very Karina’s
Hot
hometown
Central & South
Coast: Warm Huasahuasi
Mountains: Cold Known as
Jungle: Very hot “Peruvian
Potato
Capital”
Lima: Capital City

4. Lima: Capital City

5. Lima: Tradition

6. Lima: Peru’s largest city (pop.8 million)

7. Peruvian Coast

8. Peruvian Coast

9. Andes Mountains

10. Lakes & Canyons

11. Lake Titicaca: altitude approx. 12000 ft.

12. Valleys: site of agricultural activity

13. Waterfalls

14. The Amazon Jungle

15. The Amazon Jungle

16. Flora

17. Flora

18. Fauna

19. Fauna

20. Fauna

21. Peru Multicultural

22. Peru Multicultural

23. Peru Multicultural

24. History: Pre Inca Civilizations

25. Peru: Land of the Incas

26. Macchu-Picchu: Lost City of the Incas

27. Macchu Picchu – Our Pride

28. Some traditional festivities
Inti Raymi (Sun worship) Masque carnival
June 24th (February)

29. Some traditional festivities
Good Friday Virgin Mary
Dancing with scissors
Ayacucho procession

30. Peruvian Food
hmmm….

31. Beverages: Pisco & Corn “chicha”

32. Potatoes: Peruvian gift to the
World
4,500 years ago Peruvian natives developed the
crop from a wild tubercle, Spanish conquerors
took it to Europe by year 1500 ac.

33. Potatoes Now
There are about 3000 varieties of
Potatoes in Peru: the largest in
the World!!!

34. We hope
you can
visit us!
Thank you
Gracias
Urpi sonqo