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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Carmelo (Spanish) usedInCountry Peru
subject surface form: Carmelo
Chumbivilcas Province partOf Peru
this entity surface form: Republic of Peru
Juliaca country Peru
Huari Province country Peru
Old Temple locatedIn Peru
Old Temple country Peru
Raimondi Stela country Peru
Tello Obelisk country Peru
New Temple locatedIn Peru
New Temple country Peru
Kuntur Wasi country Peru
Colla country Peru
Quispicanchi Province governingCountry Peru
this entity surface form: Republic of Peru
Maras District country Peru
Maras District partOf Peru
“Santos Inocentes” (Spanish) observedInCountry Peru
subject surface form: Santos Inocentes
Carrasco usedInCountry Peru
sol (Peru) country Peru
Superior Courts of Justice country Peru
subject surface form: Superior Courts of Justice of Peru
Superior Courts of Justice jurisdiction Peru
subject surface form: Superior Courts of Justice of Peru
this entity surface form: Republic of Peru
Courts of First Instance country Peru
subject surface form: Courts of First Instance (Peru)
Courts of First Instance jurisdiction Peru
subject surface form: Courts of First Instance (Peru)
this entity surface form: Republic of Peru
Courts of Peace country Peru
subject surface form: Courts of Peace (Peru)
Courts of Peace jurisdiction Peru
subject surface form: Courts of Peace (Peru)
this entity surface form: Republic of Peru
coat of arms of the Judiciary of Peru jurisdiction Peru
this entity surface form: Republic of Peru
coat of arms of the Judiciary of Peru owner Peru
this entity surface form: State of Peru
Cortes Superiores de Justicia country Peru
this entity surface form: Perú