Peru

Capital:

Lima

Currency:

Peruvian sol (PEN); Symbol: S/

Population:

32,768,614 (2025 est.)

Languages:

Spanish (official) 82.9%, Quechua (official) 13.6%, Aymara (official) 1.6%, Ashaninka 0.3%, other native languages (includes many minor Amazonian languages) 0.8%, other 0.2%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.7% (2017 est.)

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Coordinates:

10 00 S, 76 00 W

Location

Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador

Peru Photo Gallery

Discover the Beauty of Peru

Machu Picchu

Urubamba, Cusco, Peru

Rainbow Mountain

Cusco Region, Peruvian Andes

The Treehouse

Peruvian Amazon Rainforest, Madre de Dios

Treehouse Lodge

Peruvian Amazon Rainforest, Iquitos