Peru was first discovered by the Incas thousands of years ago, and while the Incas may not be around anymore their influences are seen all around this beautiful country. The walls that the Inca’s built thousands of years ago still stand today even though there have been many earth quakes throughout the years, in fact the stones that the wall is made out of fit so well together it’s impossible to get a piece of paper in between them. Even the stone roads that the Inca built are still used to this day.
Peru was once a part of a huge empire until they were conquered by Francisco Pizarro in 1531 until 1533 on July 28, 1821 Peru declared independent from the Spanish but Spain was not fully defeated until 1824. Peru was a country that was under …show more content…
In 1955 while climbing on a volcano in the Andes an archaeologist found a wrapped bundle in the ice when he turned it over he was in shock to find that he was looking straight into the face of a girl. The freezing temperature had preserved her body for over five hundred years. She was sacrificed to the Inca gods, she was the first of many other children to be discovered on the mountains. It is believed that some parents even offered their own children as sacrifices. All of the victims were dressed in beautiful clothes and led in a procession to the top of the mountain, where they were killed outright or drugged so they would fall asleep and never wake up …show more content…
One patch of the rainforest just 250 acres is home to more than 6,000 plants. Peru isn’t just rich in plants though it’s one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources. There’s gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead and iron are found all around the country. They also have reserves of oil and natural gas, but even with all these natural resources it is very difficult to find a job and even so Peru is still one of the world’s poorest countries. Peru normally exports more goods than they do import, the most exported are fish from the Pacific along with other fish products such as anchovies and sardines. Another top exporter are minerals like gold, copper, and
Peru was once a part of a huge empire until they were conquered by Francisco Pizarro in 1531 until 1533 on July 28, 1821 Peru declared independent from the Spanish but Spain was not fully defeated until 1824. Peru was a country that was under …show more content…
In 1955 while climbing on a volcano in the Andes an archaeologist found a wrapped bundle in the ice when he turned it over he was in shock to find that he was looking straight into the face of a girl. The freezing temperature had preserved her body for over five hundred years. She was sacrificed to the Inca gods, she was the first of many other children to be discovered on the mountains. It is believed that some parents even offered their own children as sacrifices. All of the victims were dressed in beautiful clothes and led in a procession to the top of the mountain, where they were killed outright or drugged so they would fall asleep and never wake up …show more content…
One patch of the rainforest just 250 acres is home to more than 6,000 plants. Peru isn’t just rich in plants though it’s one of the richest countries in the world in terms of natural resources. There’s gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead and iron are found all around the country. They also have reserves of oil and natural gas, but even with all these natural resources it is very difficult to find a job and even so Peru is still one of the world’s poorest countries. Peru normally exports more goods than they do import, the most exported are fish from the Pacific along with other fish products such as anchovies and sardines. Another top exporter are minerals like gold, copper, and