The Republic of Peru:
Facts:
- South America
- 40 times bigger than Belgium
- +30 million inhabitants (+times Belgium)
- The people are Catholic, some of them believe in the Inka’s.
- Spanish 84.1%, Quechua 13%, Aymara 1.7% an other innate languages.
- 66th president of Peru: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (Not always popular with the population)
- Latin America’s most dynamic economy
- The country has 28 of the 32 climate types
- Three forms of landscapes: the coast (la costa), the rainforest (la selva) and the Andes (la sierra)
- The development in the mountains is a problem. the high society prevails, the gap between rich and poor is very large
- more than 100,000 archaeological sites. One of them is Machu Picchu, one of the Seven Wonders of the world.
Fun facts:
- 3.000 different varieties of potato and 55 varieties of corn
- Guinea Pigs are a delicacy to Eat
- they love to celebrate and make a party out of every occasion
- The people are very hospitable and helpful
Cusco:
- Often spelled Cuzco
- South east of the country
- 116.22 km²
- Cusco in Peru was the most important city in the whole of the Inca Empire
- San Jeronimo and Wanchaq are districts of Cusco. My internship will take place there.
Abancay:
- Located in the Andes region, close to Cusco
- A lot of indigenous people live here
- Agriculture is still very importent
- Abancay is the capital of Apurímac and the Abancay Province
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