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02 The Angry Mob

Cultural

 

•The archaeological of site of Chan Chan in northern Peru is the largest adobe city on the planet.

•During the Spanish conquest of South America in the 16th century, the Inca Empire was the largest in the world.

•Peru was the last former colony from Spain to declare independence on the 28th of July, 1821, but this was not official recognized until the 9th of December, 1824.

 

•The Incans would not consider themselves married unless their sandals were exchanged.

•There are over 400 typical Peruvian culinary dishes.

•The city of Caral is considered one of the oldest cities in the world, being built between 2627 BC and 2000BC.

•When in Peru, all western origin foreigners will commonly be called Gringo. This is not said is a derogatory tone but more of an acknowledgement towards you. This term dates back from the 1840s when the United States was at war with Mexico. U.S troops combat uniform at the time was green, hence why the Mexicans shouted greens go home (grin-go).

 

•When you are in Peru, you will undoubtedly see Chifa restaurants around bigger towns, these being the local Chinese eatery, but did you know that Chifa is the mandarin derivative for Chi-Fan (), that translated into English means to eat food.

 

Geographic

 

•Nazca, home of its famous geometric lines is also host to the world’s highest sand dune (2078m).

•Colca Canyon in southern Peru is on average twice as deep as the Grand Canyon.

•There are 28 different climates in Peru.

•The highest peak in Peru is the Nevado Huascaran and stands at 6786 meters above sea level.

•Along with Bolivia, Peru hosts the largest lake in South America, Lake Titicaca.

 

Environmental

 

•There are 1701 species of bird to be found in Peru.

•The potato, tomato and avocado all originate from Peru.