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2. Lima is the capital and largestcity in Peru Nuevo Sol is the currency usedin Peru Perus main products arecopper, gold, zinc, textiles,chemicals, manufactures,machinery, services and fishmeal The colours of the flag of Perurepresent the blood shed whilegetting independence. Perus main religion is Catholic The official language in Peru isSpanish 3. The Inca Empire was an empire in what is nowPeru. Over that period, the Inca conquered othertribes to create a large empire in the west ofSouth America, along the Andes. The Inca empire proved short-lived. In 1533, thelast emperor, was killed by a conquistador. He used the capture of the Inca Empire to gaingold as a ransom. A conquistador is a person who serves theSpanish Empire 4. Paddington bear came from Peru He appeared on the 13th October 1958 Paddington Bear is a fictional character inchildrens books His stories are written by Michael Bond He was originally drawn by Peggy Fortnum Paddingtons career took off in 2008 as hewas featured in many childrens books 5. Mara was born in Trujillo in Peru but now lives inLima, Peru She was Miss World in 2004 During the Miss World competition Mara focused ondonating to charities across the world She was elected athlete of the year in 2001 Mara has also been a popular TV show hostess, amodel and is also studying to be a highschool teacher. 6. Project Peru is a UK-based registered charity whichworks directly with Peru Its aims are to provide financial and material supportand it encourages voluntary effort The Project was founded in 1992 The focus of the Project in Peru is at Zapallal, nearLima 7. Machu Picchu was built by the Incas It is located on the region of Peru It is 7,970 ft above sea level Machu Picchu is Perus most visited tourist attraction Most of the buildings have been reconstructed togive tourists a better idea of what they originallylooked like 8. The Amazon River is in South America It runs through Brazil, Colombia and Peru It is the second longest river in the world The width of the Amazon is between 1.6 and 10kilometres The length of the Amazon River is 6280 kilometres Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton canoed theAmazon River in 2010 9. a) The founder of the Incasb) Someone who serves the Spanishc) Someone who delivers pizza 10. a) Michael Bondb) Peggy Fortnumc) Mr McGowan 11. a) Parisb) Glasgowc) Lima 12. a) Helen Skeltonb) Harry Hillc) Sarah Gray 13. a) 2012b) 1992c) 1965