My Trip To Peru I chose to take a trip to Peru for many reasons: -First, I wanted to go and see the Amazon River (which is mostly in Brazil but there.

My Trip To Peru

I chose to take a trip to Peru for many reasons:- First, I wanted to go and see the Amazon River

(which is mostly in Brazil but there is a good starting portion in Peru)

- Second, I want to go and see the amazing Incan sites they have in Peru

- Lastly, I decided I want to go Peru’s northern areas. It is said that the northern Peru has very beautiful waterfalls and rivers. They also have, hiking, biking, and walking trails.

Machu-Picchu Info• The background of this slide is a picture of

Machu-Picchu.• Machu-Picchu is a scenic site in Peru. It is

located in the Andes Mountains, in the Cusco Region of Peru.

• Machu-Picchu is a 15th-century Inca site located 2,430 meters (7,970 ft) above sea level.

• The government has limited the number of visitors to Machu-Picchu to just 2500 people per day.

• More than 300,000 people a year make the trip to Machu-Picchu.

Cities in Peru• Lima – The capital

city in Peru.

• Cusco – A city in southeastern Peru

• Talara – A city in northwestern Peru.

• Huaraz – Huaraz is located in north-central Peru.

Lima

• Lima is the capital and

largest city in Peru.

• Lima is home to one of the

oldest higher learning

institutions in the New World.

^ View of Lima District from the San Cristobal hill

^ The financial district of Lima

Cusco

• The city has a population

of 358,935 citizens.

• This historic city was

founded in the year 1100.

• The mayor is Luis Florez.

^ A beautiful stream with in the mountains in Cusco

^ Participants in the Cusco bike tour 2012

Talara

• Talara has a population of101,674 1.

• Talara has a democracy government like the U.S.

• In 2005 an earthquake hitTalara and many other partsof Peru.

^ A church in Talara.

^ A beach in Talara.

Huaraz

• Huaraz was founded on

January 20th, 1574

• Huaraz is 420 km from

Lima, Peru

^ Huaraz in the mountains on a cold day.

^ A forest in Huaraz

Famous Peruvians

^ Benjamin Bratt

^ Andres Caceras

^ Miss Peru 2010

In Conclusion…

In conclusion, I learned that Peru is a very interesting country that puts big emphasis on how their country looks. Also, I learned new cities in Peru. I looked up some famous people from Peru. Lastly, I learned how to say a few new things in Spanish while researching.