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Hola Peru!

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.

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Hola Peru!

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  1. Hola Peru! By: Katy White

  2. History • One of the 5 civilizations • Known as Central Andes • Early Natives • Inca • 1532 Francisco Pizarro • Take over Inca • Bring Christianity • Conquer for Spain

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

  4. Geography • Bordering Countries • Chile, Ecuador, Brazil, Columbia, and Bolivia • Major Water Ways • Pacific Ocean • Lake Titicaca • Amazon River • 53 rivers drain to ocean

  5. 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

  6. Climate April 6-16th Rainfall End of rainy season Temperature Low 70’s- High 60’s Fahrenheit

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. Amazon Rainforest Animals

  12. Culture • Official Language • Spanish • Quechua (Native) spoken in parts of Amazon • Population • 23 million • Highlands- farmers • Coast- cosmopolitan • Religion • Catholic • Celebrate fiestas

  13. Industry • Major Industries • Farming • Artichokes, grapes, avocadoes, mangos, cotton, coffee • Fishing • Mining • Gold & Copper • Textiles • Tourism

  14. Sources http://www.selectlatinamerica.co.uk/destinations/peru/history http://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/

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