Peruvian Americans
Overview
The third-largest country in South America, Peru borders Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil and Bolivia to the east, and Chile to the south. At 496,222 square miles,...
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Peru
Republic of Peru
República del Perú
CAPITAL: Lima
FLAG: The national flag consists of red, white, and red vertical stripes.
ANTHEM: Himno Nacional, beginning "Somos libres, s...
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Peru's Shining Path: Revolution's End
The Conflict
In the 1980s in Peru, Sendero Luminoso (the Shining Path) was a feared and brutal revolutionary organization. Still known for kidnappin...
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Peru
Peru is located on the northern Pacific Coast of South America, bordered by Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Chile. Its territory of roughly 1.3 million square kilometers (501,934 square m...
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Peru
POPULATION 27,949,639ROMAN CATHOLIC 90 percentPROTESTANT (ANGLICAN, METHODIST, EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN) 8 percentOTHER 2 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
Peru, bordering the Pacific Ocean...
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Peruvian Americans
Peru
Peru's Shining Path: Revolution's End
Peru
Peru