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Peru

Infoplease has everything you need to know about Peru. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about Peru's geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion…

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Peru Profile   More Geographic Information Country Profiles Flags World Geography World Statistics U.S. State Profiles U.S. Cities…

State Department Notes on Peru

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Peruvian Relations PEOPLE When the Spanish landed in 1531, Peru's territory was the nucleus of the…

Junín, village, Peru

(Encyclopedia) Junín, city (1993 pop. 16,183), W central Peru, in the Andes. In the vicinity on Aug. 6, 1824, Simón Bolívar, aided by Antonio José de Sucre, defeated the Spanish general José Canterac…

Lima, city, Peru

(Encyclopedia) LimaLimalēˈmə, Span. lēˈmä [key], city (1990 metropolitan area est. pop. 6,400,000), W Peru, capital and largest city of Peru. Its port is Callao. The Lima urban area is Peru's…

Trujillo , city, Peru

(Encyclopedia) TrujilloTrujillotr&oomacr;hēˈyō [key], city (1993 pop. 256,744), capital of La Libertad dept., NW Peru, in a fertile oasis of the coastal desert. A thriving commercial and…

Peru, country, South America

(Encyclopedia) CE5 PeruPerupər&oomacr;ˈ, Span. PerúPerupār&oomacr;ˈ, officially Republic of Peru, republic (2015 est. pop. 31,377,000), 496,220 sq mi (1,285,210 sq km), W South America. It…

Peru, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) PeruPerupər&oomacr;ˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 12,843), seat of Miami co., N Ind., on the Wabash River; inc. 1847. It is a trade, processing, and rail center for a fertile…

Amazon, river, Peru and Brazil

(Encyclopedia) Amazon, Port. AmazonasAmazon,ämäzōˈnəs, world's second longest river, c.3,900 mi (6,280 km) long, formed by the junction in N Peru's Andes Mts. of two major headstreams, the Ucayali…