Peru Research Paper

Bolivia is a Spanish speaking country in South America surrounded by other Spanishspeaking countries; Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, and Peru. Bolivia was conquered in the 1500’s by Spain, but became independent in 1825. Home to the Andes Mountains and several tropical rain forests, Bolivia is a major vacation spot. The country was named after a previous general from Venezuela who helped them gain their freedom from Spain. Interestingly enough, Bolivia has two capitols which are Sucre and La Paz. Despite the fun fact, that Bolivia has two capitols in their country, their history proves just how hard they had to work to get that freedom (World Book 442-446).

Colombia is a very beautiful country located in South America. Bordered by Panama and the Caribbean Sea by the North, Pacific Ocean by the West, Venezuela and Brazil by the East, and Ecuador and Peru by the South. Colombia declared independence from Spain on July 20, 1810 and was recognized by Spain August 7th, 1819. The currency used in the country are the Colombian pesos. Bogota is the capital being 29th for the biggest city in the world (population wise). The official language of the country is Spanish with also 68 ethnic languages and dialects. Ethnic groups include Mestizo (White and Native American mix), then White and Black. Colombia is a very beautiful country that we should all visit for the following reasons: The geographic location,

Did you know that 1 out of 100 people in Bolivia have a car? Bolivia is not a rich country, in fact is it the poorest country in South America. Bolivia is a very interesting country, because of its Land,Weather, its people, and its animals.

Each country has its main export. Main exports of this region include bananas, tropical fruits, rice, coffee, corn, and sugarcane.

On July 28, 1821, Peru became its own country in Western South America. The capital of Peru is Lima.  Peru is organized into three social classes. The first being the upper class which includes three percent of the population. The second one is the middle class, which consist of the workers that depend on a job, which consist of sixty percent of the population.  The third one is the lower class which is formed by the farmers, which makes up the rest of the population. The people in Peru have a smaller group of white people that control the big lower class, which consist of mostly natives. The middle class of people today have a job such as office workers, military officers, and business owners or workers. The population of Peru is about 31,826,018 people.

Peru is a country that has diverse regions ranging from plains to mountainy regions and also the rain forest jungle. It offers a wide variety of sites to its visitors and especially Peru is famous for the family adventures. And every visitor who wishes to go for the adventure with his family must introduce to the Amazon Jungle and Machu Picchu in Peru to his kids where each family member will enjoy the wild life scenes and exploring the valley.

Have you thought of traveling to Peru? If you ever travel to Peru you will find a lot of interesting things there. There are a lot of different foods and languages. Peru is a very interesting places.

There are many fascinating regions to study in the world. In particular, the Latin Americas often catch peoples’ eyes. There are so many interesting things to study about the Latin Americas; like their many types of foods, traditions, religions, history, etc.… One of the most interesting countries in the Latins Americas is Argentina. Argentina is a unique country to visit, or study.

Ecuador is a small country on the Pacific coast of South America. It is bisected laterally by the equator, and longitudinally by the Andes. The Andes divide the country’s mainland into three distinct regions, the coast to the west, the mountains, and the rainforest to the east. It is the Andes that this paper is focused on, giving special attention to the mountain Cotopaxi.

Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It sits on the arid countries coastal region and it is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac, and Lurín rivers, in the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This area is great for trade and tourism. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima Metropolitan Area. Lima is a huge and working metropolis that is the country’s largest city. With a population of almost 10 million, Lima is the most populous metropolitan area of Peru, and the third largest city in the Americas (, just behind São Paulo and Mexico City. It has many lavishing foods and amazing pieces of art that can be found within the region.

According to Merriam-Webster, the term “Culture” can be defined as, “the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group”. Every country has a different culture, or differing sets of beliefs, social forms, and material traits that make their country or region unique. At the same time, some cultures overlap because of ancestry, roots from different_ countries, which inherently molds the people of the country. The Republic of Colombia, commonly referred to as Colombia, is a melting pot of various cultures -- which has greatly impacted its society and the residents of the country.

Peru is a magnificent place to go visit or even live. Peru is located in between Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, and Bolivia. Peru’s coast borders the South Coast. “Going to Peru is, well, if you have an opportunity in your life to go there, you should do it because is is absolutely mind boggling.” (Stockwell) It would be fun to go to Peru because of their geography, climate, culture, and enlightening people.

There is an utterly fascinating location in the world, known as “The City in the Clouds.” The city in the clouds gets its name from how high the amazing structures that the once inhabiting Incan Empire created there. That height, as mentioned earlier, is about 7,800 feet above sea level. In July of 1911, American explorer Hiram Bingham made his way to this city after many weeks of searching. “Suddenly I found myself confronted with the walls ruined houses built of the finest quality of Inca stonework. It was hard to see them, for they were partly covered with trees and moss, the growth of centuries,” Hiram later recorded. Over a century later, the state-owned historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu is now a part of Peru’s national protected areas

This article certainly caught my eye. Can you imagine that in the deepest jungle in the Peruvian Amazon there is a percolating, roiling, boiling river? The waters in this river can reach a temperature of up to 200 degrees Fahrenheit and all around it is lush vegetation and forest. The locals living here believed that the river is sacred and that these particularly hot water had healing powers and shamans used it along with their medicine.

Currently, many organizations are giving hand in order to solve these problems in the countries, still the progress is not completely done and many of victims are suffering from injustice treatment. Rural Poverty area in Peru is another controversial problem of freedom from want. From the statistic of Rural Poverty Portal website, nearly one third of population’s condition is below the standard of poverty. Eight million of Peru citizens remain in poor condition. The groups of people who mostly suffer from poverty are indigenous people who live in original rural areas. As a result, rural people decide to migrate to urban areas, which offer more favorable opportunities for them. Today, three quarters of citizens are living in the urban areas. The factors of rural poverty are illiteracy especially among women, lacking of essential services, inadequate agricultural research and financial services, ineffective animal and plant health service, poor transportation, and insecure right to land. Clearly, rural areas in Peru currently require significant support from the government and supportive organizations. Rural people now usually are a victim of human trafficking because of crucial