1, In ancient times, Peru was the center of the Inca Empire in South America, the birthplace of Inca civilization, and the Incas mean the son of the sun. The Inca civilization, together with the Maya civilization and the Aztec civilization, is called the "three ancient indian civilizations". There are now a large number of inca civilization sites in Peru, such as the ancient city of Machu Picchu, the city of Cusco and the archaeological site of Chavin, a total of 11.
2, the Republic of Peru, abbreviated Peru (Peru), the two words of Peru read [bì lǔ ]. It is a country in western South America, bordered by Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil and Bolivia to the east, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
3, Peru from 1533, until 1821, for nearly 300 years, has been a Spanish colony, during which a large number of Indians were reduced to slavery, used for mining and road construction, more than 8 million people died of fatigue and plague, creating amazing wealth for Spanish colonists, and the annual income was converted into up to 2.5 billion yuan.
4, Peru has a total population of 32.4955 million, women account for 50.5%, because historically Peru was the center of the Inca Empire, so there are a large number of Indians here. Despite the brutal rule and massacres of Spain, the number of Indians still accounts for 46% of the total population, and other ethnic groups include Mixed Indo-European, white, Chinese and so on.
5, there are many Chinese in Peru, there are about 1 million pure Chinese, but there are about 5 million chinese blood, and the earliest Chinese who came to Peru reached a peak around 1850 and reached a peak from 1889 to 1947. Walking on the street here, you can see the figure of Chinese everywhere, and the Chinese people are generally of high status here and are very respected by other ethnic groups. Most of their ancestral homes are from Guangdong, Fujian, Hainan and other places.
6, Peru's land area of 1285216 square kilometers, mountainous area accounts for 1/3 of the country's area, rich in water resources, there are more than 12,200 lakes of various types, forest area of 78 million hectares, second only to Brazil. Fishery resources are abundant, and fishmeal production ranks among the highest in the world.
7, Peru is one of the friendliest partners of our country, in the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, Peru once lowered the flag to half-mast to mourn the whole country. My country is Peru's largest trading partner and the largest export market in the world.
8, Peru's Lambayek province, the liquor as the province's provincial liquor. Most shopping malls and supermarkets put liquor in the most conspicuous position, and many local people will also brew their own liquor in our country, and when they usually greet guests, drink liquor as the highest etiquette.
10, Peru is rich in mineral resources, silver production ranks first in the world, copper production in the world second, zinc production in the world second, tin production in the world third, gold production in the world sixth. There is also an abundance of oil and gas and uranium mines.
11, in the Peruvian province of Piura, the locals have the habit of bathing at noon, whether it is a school or a factory, there are bathing rooms for everyone to take a shower at noon, and it is only open at noon, and it is strictly forbidden to use at other times.
12, The capital of Peru is Lima, meaning city of kings, built by Pizarro, the first Spanish colonist to set foot on Peruvian soil, with his own hands. In the cathedral of Piazza de Armas in Lima, pizarro's dried corpse is still stored. The oldest university in South America, the University of San Marcos, is located right in the heart of Lima.
13, in the northern region of Peru, the locals do not need a valuable bride price, let alone a house and a car. Traditionally, men and women exchange socks with each other and stuff them with notes full of blessings. The socks used to be made by hand, but now most of them are bought. Locals believe that the foot is the foundation of the body, and loving each other's feet is the expression of true love.
14, there are many female traffic police on the streets of Peru, and the uniforms they wear are very distinctive, which is a beautiful landscape in the city.
15, the most common food eaten by Peruvians is potatoes, which is also the birthplace of potatoes, as early as 2000 years ago, Indians have cultivated high yield potatoes. In addition, Chinese food is also their favorite, the Peruvian capital Lima is the world's highest proportion of Chinese restaurants in the city, the local signature Chifa, is the product of the fusion of Cantonese cuisine and local cuisine. However, locals generally do not like to eat sea cucumbers.
16, Peru's national tree is called cinchona tree, which is a tree that can be used as both wood and medicinal herbs, usually 3-6 meters high, up to 25 meters high, the ancient Indians used its bark to treat dysentery, the effect is excellent, modern medicine uses it to extract quinine and quinidine.
17, in the Peruvian province of Pasco, there are three types of public toilets on the street, in addition to the men's toilet and the women's toilet, there is also a kind of parent-child toilet, this toilet is mainly for people with children, such as a mother with a 4-year-old boy, directly to the women's toilet is a little embarrassing for others, if the boy himself goes to the men's toilet, the mother is not at ease, this time you can go to the parent-child toilet together.
18, Peruvians in the tradition, one day of the year do not eat, that is, the first full moon day after the autumn equinox, whenever this night, when the moon rises, the locals take bloody tortillas, wipe all over the body and the house, commonly known as fasting purification.
19, Peru's economy in South America belongs to the middle level, the main economic source is the rich domestic mineral resources, accounting for 50% of the export economy, fisheries and animal husbandry developed, is the world's main fishmeal, fish oil producers, grain can basically be self-sufficient.
20, in Peru and the locals do not talk about the topic of death, let alone use death sentences to scold people, the local people are very disgusted with death-related things, if offended, there may be a group beating. In addition to this, the locals are also very disgusted with crows, believing that crows represent death.
21, Peru is the first country in South America to build a railway, as early as 1851 built the first Lima to Callao railway, but due to the large number of mountains in the territory, the construction and maintenance costs are too high, and the follow-up gradually replaces the railway with a road, and now road transportation accounts for 80% of the total traffic.
22, many parts of Peru produce horses, exported to many countries in the world. The local horse racing competitions are extremely popular and exciting like Brazilian football.
23, Peru's national flower is the kantu flower, also bolivia's national flower, which is a very vigorous flower, in a cold and dry environment, can still thrive, petals have a rose-like fragrance, local women take a bath, especially friendly to the skin.
24, Peru implements types of free medical care, domestic students, teachers, pregnant women, etc., the implementation of medical expenses full reimbursement, others reimbursed 80%.