Hola Peru!By: Katy White

History

• One of the 5 civilizations– Known as Central Andes

• Early Natives– Inca

• 1532 Francisco Pizarro – Take over Inca– Bring Christianity – Conquer for Spain

History Cont.• 1535 Lima founded• 1821-24 Fight for Independence

Geography• Bordering Countries –Chile, Ecuador, Brazil,

Columbia, and Bolivia • Major Water Ways–Pacific Ocean– Lake Titicaca –Amazon River–53 rivers drain to ocean

Geography Continued • Two ways to travel– Vertical: through the Andes Mountains– Horizontal: along the coast– Only 10% of roads are paved

• Landscape– Valleys – Desserts– 900,000 sq. miles

Climate

April 6-16th

RainfallEnd of rainy

season

TemperatureLow 70’s- High

60’s Fahrenheit

Inca Civilization• 1438-1532 • Late Horizon time period • No major writing system – 1500’s during Hanan period begin

writing• Sophisticated counting system – Divide everything into 4

• Religion– Worshiped gods and goddesses– Myths, oral stories – Convert to Catholic when Spanish come

Machu Picchu• Location– Andes Mountains– Outside Cuzco– Center of Inca Civilization

• Built by Inca rulers– 1438 Pachakuti began building– Resort- temples, homes

• Materials– Built from granite (very close!)– Roofs branches

Lake Titicaca• Largest

freshwater lake in South America

• Sits on the Peru, Bolivia border

• The Uros are the native people that still live there today

Amazon Rainforest

• Covers most of the northern part of Peru and the eastern part of the country

• There is a push towards conservation of the land– 70,000 sq km of the Peruvian Amazon has been

deforested – 5% of the land is currently protected though National

Forests, parks, reserves and sanctuaries– Eco-tourism has also helped the cause to save the

rainforest areas – Today there are many rainforest areas that people can

come and visit and be educated on the animals and land there

Amazon Rainforest Animals

Culture • Official Language– Spanish– Quechua (Native) spoken in parts of Amazon

• Population– 23 million• Highlands- farmers• Coast- cosmopolitan

• Religion– Catholic – Celebrate fiestas

Industry

• Major Industries – Farming • Artichokes, grapes, avocadoes, mangos, cotton, coffee

– Fishing – Mining • Gold & Copper

– Textiles – Tourism

Sources

http://www.selectlatinamerica.co.uk/destinations/peru/historyhttp://www.rediscovermachupicchu.com/mp-construction.htm

http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/archaeology/machu-picchu-mystery/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Peru http://peru-travel.com/Lake_titicaca_information.htm

http://amazonrainforestanimalsfacts.blogspot.com/