世界各國文化歷史介紹-KS1 All About Peru PowerPoint

WhereIsPeru?PeruisonthecontinentofSouthAmerica.WhereIsPeru?PeruisnexttothecountriesofEcuador,Brazil,Columbia,BoliviaandChile.ItalsohasacoastonthePacificOcean.Peruisinthenorth-westofSouthAmerica.FactsAboutPeruSpanishistheofficiallanguage,whichmeansitisspokeninplaceslikegovernmentbuildingsandbylotsofpeopleacrossthecountry.QuechuaandAymaraareotherlanguagesspokenacrossPeru.Over33millionpeopleliveinPeru.InPeru,theyusemoneycalledthenuevosol.Thereare100centimosinasol,justlikethereare100penniesinapound.FlagofPeruIfyouweredesigningaflagforaplace,whatwoulditbelike?TalkAboutItPeruvianscelebratetheirflagonJune7theachyear.DidYouKnow…?RedrepresentspeoplewhohavediedinwarPalmbranchVicu?a(Peruviananimalabitlikeallama)WhiterepresentspeaceLaurelbranchChinchonatreeGoldandsilvercoinsLimaLimaisthecapitalcityofPeru.Thismeansitiswherethepeoplewhorunthecountry,thegovernment,meet.LimaisthelargestcityinPeruandthefifthlargestcityinSouthAmerica.ItisinanareaofdesertbetweenthePacificOceanandtheAndesmountainssothereisn’tmuchraininthecity.LotsofpeoplefromPeruliveinLima-over9millionofthem.FoodWouldyouliketotryanyofthesePeruvianfoods?TalkAboutItPeruhaslotsofdeliciousfoodforpeopletoenjoy.Ceviche–rawfishsoakedinlemonorlimejuicewithchillipepper.

Causa–layersofpotatoandavocadoservedcold.Lomosaltado–inspiredbyChinesepeoplewhomovedtoPeru.Itisastir-fryofbeef,tomatoes,peppers,onions,soysauceandpotatoes.Anticuchos–theseskewersofmeatarepopularstreetfoodandareoftenservedwithagarlicsauce.Cuy–apopularmeatdishinPeru.Youmightrecogniseitmoreforthenamewegivetheanimalsthemeatcomesfrom-guineapigs.WeatherTheweatherinPeruisdifferentdependingonwhatareayouarein.Inthehighlandsandjungleareas,therearetwoseasons;summer(ApriltoOctober)andwinter(NovembertoMarch).Duringthewinter,thereisheavyrainintheseareas.

Alongthecoast,theweatheriswarmwithnotmuchrain.ThedesertareasofPeruarehotanddry.ThisisthedesertinPeru.Canyouseetheroadcuttingacrossit?WildlifeLlamasareoneofthemostwell-knownwildlifespeciesinPeru.Theyareusedtocarrygoodsacrosssteepandrockyareas.Llamasaremembersofthecamelfamily.

Alpacasarealsomembersofthecamelfamilyandarecloselyrelatedtollamas.Alpacawoolisusedtomakejumpers,shawlsandsuits.Peruisalsohometomanyplantsincludingcedarandrubbertrees.TheAndesTheAndesareagroupofmountainsthatgoallthewayfromthetopofSouthAmericatothebottom.Agroupofmountainsiscalledarange.TheAndesformthelongestrangeofmountainsintheworldandhavethehighestmountainsinallofNorthandSouthAmerica.Theygothroughsevencountries:Argentina,Bolivia,Chile,Colombia,Ecuador,PeruandVenezuela.HuascaránisPeru’shighestmountainandis6768metreshigh.PartsoftheAndesareverysteepanddifficulttocross.Inthedaysbeforeaeroplanes,peoplewouldsometimessailrightaroundthebottomofSouthAmericaandthentravelacrosslandinsteadoftryingtocrosstheAndes.DidYouKnow…?MachuPicchuMachuPicchuisacitythatwasbuiltover600yearsagobytheIncas.TheIncashadahugeempirethatstretchedalongthewestcoastofSouthAmerica.TheybuilttownsandcitiesacrosstheareaincludinghighupintheAndes.MachuPicchuisonamountainthatis2430metreshigh.ThecitywasbuiltforanIncanking.Itisthoughtthataround750peoplelivedinMachuPicchu.Thecitywasonlylivedinforaround80yearsbeforeitwasabandoned,possiblyduetowarsorillness.Today,MachuPicchuisapopulartouristattractionwithoverhalfamillionvisitorseachyear.AJapanesetouristgotstuckinPeruforsevenmonthswhentravelwasstoppedbecauseofCOVID-19.JesseKatayamahadtravelledtoPerutovisitMachuPicchubutitclosed.InOctober2020,thecitywasopenedforonedaysoJessecouldexplore.