Peru

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Peru is a South American country known for its rich Inca heritage, diverse landscapes from Andes mountains to Amazon rainforest, and the iconic archaeological site of Machu Picchu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in South America
sovereign state
borderCountry Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
callingCode +51
capital Lima
colonizedBy Spain
contains Amazon rainforest
Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains

Arequipa
Atacama Desert
surface form: Atacama Desert region

Cusco
Iquitos
Lake Titicaca
surface form: Lake Titicaca (Peruvian side)

Machu Picchu
Nazca Lines
Sacred Valley
Trujillo
continent South America
currency Peruvian sol
drivesOnThe right
drivingSide right
governmentType unitary presidential constitutional republic
hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
hasWorldHeritageSite Cusco
surface form: City of Cusco

Lima
surface form: Historic Centre of Lima

Machu Picchu
surface form: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

Nazca Lines
surface form: Nazca Lines and Geoglyphs of Pampas de Jumana
headOfState President of Peru
historicalCivilization Inca Empire
independenceDeclared 1821-07-28
independenceFrom Spanish Empire
independenceRecognized 1824
ISO3166-1Alpha2 PE
ISO3166-1Alpha3 PER
judicialBody Supreme Court of Peru
largestCity Lima
legislature Congress of the Republic of Peru
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
memberOf Andean Community
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Organization of American States
United Nations
World Trade Organization
nationalCocktail pisco sour
nationalDish ceviche
nationalLanguageRegion Aymara-speaking southern highlands
Quechua-speaking highlands
nationalSport none official
officialLanguage Aymara
Quechua
Spanish
officialReligion none
popularCuisineItem aji de gallina
lomo saltado
popularDrink pisco
popularSport football
preColumbianCulture Chavín culture
Moche culture
Nazca Lines
surface form: Nazca culture

Paracas culture
recognizedLanguage various indigenous languages
timeZone UTC−05:00
UNMemberState true
usesScript Latin alphabet

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this entity surface form: Republic of Peru
Aguarico River country Peru
Aguas Calientes country Peru
Amazon Basin country Peru
Amazon River country Peru
Ancash Region country Peru
Andes country Peru
Arequipa country Peru
Ate country Peru
BCRP country Peru
Barranco country Peru
Calca country Peru
Callao country Peru
Canta Province country Peru
Caral country Peru
Casa de Aliaga country Peru
Casa de Pizarro country Peru
Cañete country Peru