Peru
Peru/Republica del Peru Capital Lima (5.7M) Population 29.25M (53/km2) Life expectancy 72.5 years HIV/AIDS 0.4% Literacy 93% Languages Spanish (official) 84%, Quecha official 13%, Aymara 2%, Ashaninka 0.3%, other native (many minor Amazonian) 0.7%, other 0.2% Religions Roman Catholic 81%, Evangelical 13%, other 3%, unspecified/none 3% Ethnic Groups Amerindian 45%, mestizo 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, other 3% Gov’t Republic GDP/cap $9,200 PCVs 1962-74; 2002 to present; small business development, community health, environment awareness, youth (Volunteers in country: 270; total to date: 2,944) Nat’l holiday Independence Day, 28 July (1821) |  Iquitos, Peru From Iquitos, the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest, we traveled down the Amazon to a Ribere“os village near the confluence of the Napo River and disembarked at the village landing. As always, many curious children came to the dock to meet the arriving boats. This girl was very proud of her pet sloth and was quite happy to find that I appreciated her pet. From that time on, I had a young friend in the village. Usually girls this age must care for younger siblings and have big responsibilities at an early age. Perhaps she was the youngest child in her family and was devoting herself to taking good care of the sloth. |
Adult Books
Peru: Photographs
by Robert Frank
Hardcover: 48 pages
Publisher: Steidl; First edition (October 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-3865216922
Book Description
Documents the country's massive vistas, weathered faces, manual labor and dusty roads stretching to the horizon with a spontaneity of motion that propels the viewer into the midst of the scenery.
Kids' Books
Tonight is Carnaval
by Arthur Dorros; illustrated with arpilleras sewn by the members of the Club de Madres Virgen del Carmen of Lima, Peru
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
ISBN: 978-0-525-44641-5
Interest Level: K-3
Age Range: 6–9 years
Publisher: Dutton, c1991
Films
Film: Octubre
Director: Daniel Vega, Diego Vega (2010)
Music
Eva Ayllon: Music from Peru
