peru

     

Peru (Spanish: Perú, Quechua: Piruw, Aymara: Piruw), officially the Republic of Peru (Spanish: República el Perú (help·info), IPA: [reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu]), is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.

Trivia about peru

  • Santa Rosa de Lima is honored with festivals each August 30 in this country where she's patron saint
  • Callao, the port of Lima, handles about 3/4 of this country's imports
  • Some locals eat a fruit called tuna; it's the home base of the Lima Times; llamas live there
  • The Inca Sun Festival is a major tourist attraction in this country
  • In 1998 a diplomat was indicted for smuggling Moche cultural art from this country with a Quechua Indian name
  • The Ica, Lima & La Libertad regions are asparagus hotbeds in this country, the world's top exporter
  • President Fujimori of this country led a manhunt for his disgraced adviser Vladimiro Montesinos
  • The headstreams form in this country's Andes, less than 100 miles from the Pacific Ocean
  • This nation is considered the Cradle of the Inca Empire
  • The Pacific Ocean current named for this South American country is also called the Humboldt Current
  • The Museo Numismatico in Lima contains coins from this country from colonial times to the present
  • The Spanish vanquished a native empire in this country in 1532
  • you're lounging in Lima, the capital
  • c. 1200-1465 the Chimu Empire controlled about 600 miles of what's now this Andean country's coast
  • One of the world's oldest mummies, the Detmold Child was mummified in this high S. Amer. country 3,000 years before Tut
  • President Alberto Fujimori
  • Cuzco, capital of the Incan empire, is still the capital of Cuzco province in this country
  • You'll see some Inca ruins during the 1-hour climb to the top of Huayna Picchu in this country
  • Puente de Piedras is a centuries-old bridge in this country where "The Bridge Of San Luis Rey" is set
  • Some travelers hike the Inca Trail to get to Machu Picchu in this country
  • In 1992 Pres. Alberto Fujimori suspended this country's constitution & dissolved the legislature
  • People didn't want President Fujimori to have his freedom & demonstrated near a statue of Liberty in this country
  • Hype rubber chickens
  • Inca Kola, a soft drink from this country, is known for its distinctive flavor
  • The Shining Path
  • World Heritage sites in this nation include the Nasca Lines
  • In June 1990 Alberto Fujimori was elected president of this South American country
  • The Andes are dandy in this country, highlighted here
  • Argentina,Brazil,Peru
  • Hey, Machu Picchu /Incas lived in this country /Wait, that was haiku
  • The Chira River forms part of Ecuador's southern border with this country
  • President Alberto Fujimori
  • Ecuador's longest border is with this country to the south & east
  • Jorge Chavez International Airport has the 3-letter code LIM & is in this country
  • More American Indians live in this country on South America's Pacific coast than any other
  • Punta Pariñas, South America's westernmost mainland point, lies in this Country's Talara province
  • Inca Kola has been called the national beverage of this South American country in which it's made
  • Ecuador & Chile
  • In South America:Arequipa,Callao,Piura
  • This country's Central Railway takes you up 13,000 feet going from La Oroya to Cuzco
  • According to legend, this country's city of Cuzco was built by Nanco Capac, the first ruler of the Incas
  • South America's Andean coastal plain gets lots of rain in Colombia, less in Ecuador & very little in this next nation down
  • The capital is "foggy" & "crowded"; stick with "charming" Chosica, the "Gateway to the Andes"
  • The cherimoya's name comes from Quechua, a language spoken by the native peoples of Bolivia & this nation
  • The leader of this S. Amer. country's Shining Path movement was captured, & Pres. Fujimori called him a "monster"
  • Maoists known as the Shining Path have tried to overthrow this South American country's government
  • Of the nations that border Brazil, this one stretches the farthest west

Tweets about peru

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  • #AustinMahoneEnLIMA Aun no lo puedo creer *-* @AustinMahonePe @AustinMahone PERÚ
  • RT @Pieri_19: Kim Hyun Joong - World Tour in Peru <3
  • Solidarity: An Andean Anecdote via @NatCounterPunch #Peru
  • RT @apletikosics: @malditaternura mira como están publicando el mapa del Perú en el HBR. HAY QUE RECLAMAR!! Ayudarme con retweet pls. http:…
  • Dunga confirma Elias no armário, ops, no banco no jogo de hoje contra o Equador. Ainda bem que é não é contra o Perú #patifaria
  • RT SBY Tolak Pembatasan Kepemilikan Asing di Sektor Perkebunan: Padahal, dalam RUU, peru...
  • @peru_PKF 어머, 당연하지 후훗. 언제든지 도움청해주렴.
  • BBC News - In pictures: Illegal logging in Peru
  • RT @exportando_peru: #LEA 10 factores para la internacionalización by #exportandoperú
  • Sr HOLTON BUGGS Nro 1 MLM habla a OG PERU 2014
  • RT @RPPNoticias: Keith Richards confirmó visita de los #RollingStones al Perú en febrero.
  • Uncontacted tribes in Peru run disease risk by stealing pots and pans from remote lodge -
  • RT @yururyu_: 世界で人気のキャンディークラッシュを超えたw 難易度も上がってやり込み度も格段にあがってるw! おれは36レベルまでいったぞw ios、Android → 暇人はやるべしw
  • RT @robertsnickc: #Streetart in El Tambo #Peru by El Decertor #art #mural
  • ¿Cual fue la primera monja exiliada de Perú? ¡¡SOR BETE DE LIMA!! JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA En la cabeza no mamá!!
  • Me mata el hincha de River que tira "ESTE ES EL VERDADERO RIVER PLATE". Ah, mirá, ¿Y el que se fue a la B, quién era? ¿La selección de Perú?
  • —¿Cómo le dicen a una mujer linda en Perú? —Turista.
  • Top South America hackers rattle Peru's Cabinet - New Europe
  • @ensustrece @Mimp_Peru QUE LLAMEN A LA DEFENSORIA DEL PUEBLO A LA POLICIA FEMENINA , ETC hum solo son burocratas no trabajan jajaja
  • RT @Domingo_LR: "El Perú es un campo de flores", Feria Peruflora 2014 incentivará el culto a las flores y a las plantas ornamentales. http:…
  • Fuck y'all #CowboysNation
  • @NUEST_PERU @NUESTNEWS @ChoiGoRen @esje2 :-)
  • @Peru_LAH_13 Bueno, obviamente lo que no pensásteis fue en mí a la hora de hacer eso, me rompístes el corazón
  • RT @lcaballero: triste pero cierto u.u RT @Dinepada La historia del Perú en una Frase “Roba pero hace obra”
  • PROJECT PERUVIAN LOVEs eager for #NUEST CONCERT in PERU @NUESTNEWS @ChoiGoRen @pledis_17
  • Fandom pão com ovo contra o sanduíche de peito de peru.Ui
  • Croacia 2-0 Chipre: Lo mejor de Alen Halilović (VIDEO) - #Chipre
  • RT @hyuniversal0606: Wow !!! Just woke uo & read my timeline. Super filled with energy from Peru >< concert this evening must be super sup…
  • @ibraverygomez siii :((( Lenguaje y Historia del Perú
  • RT @pierre_cooper: @Radio_Oxigeno escuchando a gustavo cerati . en la mejor radio del perú ✌
  • Para curazao,panama,peru,colombia,costa rica de uno a tres dias 300$
  • RT @elcosodelapizza: ¿Cómo le dicen a una mujer linda en Perú? —Turista.
  • En #Chile son las 20:10 hrs. #Argentina 20:10 hrs. #Peru 18:10 hrs.
  • Para com bua, meche com a bunda, vo te taca-le o peru
  • triste pero cierto u.u RT @Dinepada La historia del Perú en una Frase “Roba pero hace obra”
  • Throwback because I miss it. #struggleinthejungle #ricefordays @ peru
  • Back in Peru tonight
  • Mi hermoso #Perú
  • @jornalistavitor @chinaorgcn sim, este foi peru no Natal
  • UNA GRAN NOTICIA PARA EL TIRO CON ARCO EN PERU !!!!!!
  • RT @latercera: Chile y Perú revisaron hoy acciones para implementar control fronterizo
  • Inició #Mistura #Perú la feria gastronómica más grande de América! 🍴😋😋
  • RT @IGecuador: #SISMO Preliminar 2014/09/07-16:57:51 Magnitud:4.5 \nProf 10.00 km Peru-Ecuador Border Region Latitud:-3.73...
  • Hambúrguer de Peru #Destaque #Sanduíches
  • RT @RedBull_Gallos: Concurso de diseño de #BatallaDeLosGallos Crea el polo oficial de la competencia en Perú
  • #BarackObama defiende postergación de medidas para reforma migratoria
  • Perú es nuestro #DestinoDestacado del mes y trae esta promo de 5 noches! Hacé tu consulta: