Peru Basics
Peru’s Geography
Peruvian History
The Peruvian Flag
Peruvian Animals
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This is the official language of Peru

Spanish

100

This large river, one of the longest in the world, flows through Peru

Amazon River

100

This is the ancient city built by the Incas that is now a famous tourist site

Machu Picchu

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The Peruvian flag is divided into three parts with two vertical stripes of red and one stripe of this color in the middle

white

100

This small animal, often kept as a pet, is native to Peru

Guinea pig

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This ocean borders Peru to the west

Pacific Ocean

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This natural area is a rainforest located in Peru

Amazon Rainforest

200

This ancient civilization built Machu Picchu

Incas

200

The Peruvian flag has two main colors. One is white, and the other is this color

red

200

This large wild cat lives in the jungle

Jaguar

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Peru is located on this continent

South America

300

This famous mountain range runs through Peru

Andes

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Peru gained its independence from this country in 1821

Spain

300

The animal that appears on Peru’s coat of arms, which is also on the flag, is this one

vicuña

300

This large rodent is the biggest in the world and lives near water

Capybara

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This is the capital city of Peru

Lima

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This lake, shared by Peru and Bolivia, is the highest navigable lake in the world

Lake Titicaca

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This ancient Inca road system stretched for thousands of miles across Peru

Inca Trail

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The Peruvian flag has this symbol in the center of its coat of arms, representing strength and courage

palm branch

400

This small, colorful frog lives in the rainforest

poison dart frog

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This animal, known for its wool, is native to the Andes of Peru

Alpaca

500

This desert, one of the driest places on Earth, is in southern Peru

Atacama Desert

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This Spanish conquistador conquered the Inca Empire in the 1500s

Francisco Pizarro

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This plant, important to the economy, is also found in the coat of arms

cinchona tree

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This big bird lives in the Andes Mountains and has very wide wings

condor 

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