PeruRachel Neve and Kory Gill

Peru is in the western part of South America boarding Brazil to the east, Chile to the south, Colombia, and Ecuador to the north and Bolivia to the southeast of Peru.

Stretches approximately 1500 miles along the pacific ocean .

Peru is five-sixths the size of Alaska with a population size of 27 million people.

Divided into three different areas. To the west of Peru, there is a coastline which is 50 to 100 miles of land. The mountain area has peaks over 20,000 feet high, and valleys in the middle of Peru. To the east beyond the mountains, there are a lot of forested slopes leading to the Amazon plains.

Gender roles in Peru

• Men are head of the household and is the one that provides for the family (typically)

• 20 percent of all households in Peru, women are the heads of the house, which is causing Peru to lose cite of what the “typical family” is.

• In Peru a high degree of unity, purpose, and family values are taught.

• An average family size in Peru is 5.1 persons per household.

Videos

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaYp-4NTLPs

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A5G7VjRvvs (wool dye)

Weaving• Alpaca wool is used for yarn

• Dye the wool with flowers, roots, and minerals

• A Peruvian rug can take up to 8 months to make!

Peruvian Bracelets

Nazca Lines

• Geoglyphs in Nazca Desert, Southern Peru

• Dug through red pebbles to reveal white/grayish ground

• Why? Irrigation, astronomy…

Things to know about Peru before visiting

• Main language is Spanish • Pisco is ,which is brandy made from grapes, is beverage of choice in

Peru• A lot places in Peru accepts cash only• People in Peru are called Peruvian • Peru’s currency is Nuevo sol (si)

Works cited

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/29/travel/peru-10-things-to-know/index.html

www.infoplease.com/country/peru.htm

http://countrystudies.us/peru/43.htm

www.photius.com/countries/peru/society