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

