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3. CHILE. Sister Cities of Franklin & Williamson County. Sponsored by Sister Cities Williamson County Library. 3. CHILE. Peru is in South America Borders: West: Pacific Ocean North: Ecuador & Colombia East: Brazil South: Chile Southeast: Bolivia. Demographic Facts.

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  1. 3 CHILE Sister Cities of Franklin & Williamson County Sponsored by Sister Cities Williamson County Library

  2. 3 CHILE

  3. Peru is in South America • Borders: • West: Pacific Ocean • North: Ecuador & Colombia • East: Brazil • South: Chile • Southeast: Bolivia

  4. Demographic Facts Capital: Lima Language: Spanish Indigenous languages spoken: • Quechua • Aymara • Others Currency: Peruvian Nuevo Sol Population: 30 million (2012) Varied Climate Jungle, lakes, mountains, coast • The Seasons are Opposite from North America • Three Regions: Sierra, Selva, and Costa Peruvian National Seal • Top left: vicuña • Top right: cinchona tree • Bottom: cornucopia with gold spilling out

  5. Religion & Immigrants Freedom of Religion Strongly affiliated with Catholicism • 81 % Catholic • 12 % Evangelical • 3 % Other • 3 % Non-religious Peru is a Multiethnic Society • Spaniard • German • Italian • African • French • Chinese • British

  6. QUICKFACTS • President: Ollanta Humala • Peru ranks 5th worldwide in gold production • Economy grew an average of 6.4% a year from ‘02-’12 • Many mineral resources • sd

  7. Inca Empire

  8. NNa Famous People From Peru Cesar Vallejo Gastón Acurio Jaramillo Henry Ian Cusick • Gianmarco Zignago • Laura Bozzo • Alberto Fujimori • Mario Vargas Llosa • (Nobel Literature winner)

  9. Peruvian Traditional Customs >3000 typical fiestas every year FIESTAS PATRIAS • Held on July 28th CHRISTMAS INTI RAYMI CARNAVALESSEÑOR DE LOS MILAGROS

  10. Peruvian Food

  11. Peruvian Dances Marinera Huayno Many regional & ceremonial dances

  12. CM Passport to the World-PERU Sister Cities of Franklin & Williamson County, Franklin Sponsored by • Sister Cities • Williamson County Library Presented by: Vilma Cueva Patricia Soriano Leonela Villegas Firme y Feliz por la Unión Firm and Happy for the Union

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