Fun fact

 

  1. Peru is home to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World
    Arguably the most famous landmark in Peru, Machu Picchu was voted as one of the New Seven Wonders of the world in 2007. At an elevation of 2,450 metres it has the most spectacular setting of any ruin in the world – even those who aren’t normally excited by archaeology will be impressed. This Lost City of the Incas is a place everyone must see at least once.
  2. There are 43 native languages spoken in Peru
    While Spanish is the official language of Peru, there are actually as many as 43 native languages spoken in Peru, including Quechua, Aymara, Shipibo, Ashaninka and Agurauna.
  3. Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world
    At an elevation of 3,812 metres Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world. Around the shoreline and islands on the lake, primitive indigenous villages and small towns can be seen. The reed boats made by the indigenous people and many of their ceremonies are popular sights for tourists. The Andean people refer to the lake as “The Sacred Lake”, thanks to the legend that states it is the place where the great god Viracocha appeared, walking across the waters.
  4. The Amazon River begins in Peru!
    Arguably the world’s longest river, the Amazon river begins its journey high up in the Peruvian Andes near Machu Picchu. From here, it snakes it’s way across the continent for more than 6,000km before coming to an end in the Atlantic ocean.

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  Peru  has many languages in use. One of its official languages,  Spanish , has been in the country since it began being taught in the time of  José Pardo  instead of the country's Native languages, especially the languages in the Andes. [1]  In the beginning of the 21st century, it was estimated that in this multilingual country, about 50 very different and popular languages are spoken: which reduces to 44 languages if dialects are considered variants of the same language. The majority of these languages are  Indigenous , but the most common language is Spanish, the main language that about 94.4% of the population speaks. Spanish is followed by the country's Indigenous languages, especially all types of  Quechua  (11.1% combined) and  Aymara  (1.4%), [2]  who also have co-official status according to Article 48 of the  Constitution of Peru , [3]  as well as the languages of the  Amazon  and the  Peruvian Sign Language . In urban areas of the country, especially the coastal re
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