{"id":155,"date":"2015-10-16T17:09:16","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T17:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salkantaytrek.org\/blog\/?p=155"},"modified":"2016-07-15T22:37:44","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T22:37:44","slug":"interesting-facts-about-peru-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.salkantaytrek.org\/blog\/interesting-facts-about-peru-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Facts About Peru-2"},"content":{"rendered":"

11. Peru is a surfer\u2019s paradise. Chicama<\/em>\u00a0has the world\u2019s longest left-handed wave at 4km\u2019s long, and\u00a0Mancora<\/em>\u00a0(close by) has the\u00a0world\u2019s largest left-handed point-break.<\/p>\n

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12. \u00a0 Cotahuasi Canyon in the Arequipa<\/a> region is considered one of the world\u2019s deepest canyon at 3,535 meters (11,597 feet) deep \u2013 twice as deep as the Grand Canyon USA.<\/p>\n

\"mirador-huascane-pampamarca\"<\/a><\/p>\n

13. The\u00a0oldest occupation of man\u00a0in the America\u2019s is traced back to the sacred City of\u00a0Caral-Supe<\/em>\u00a0a few hours north of the capital Lima. The 626 hectare (1546 acre) site dates back 5000 years.<\/p>\n

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14. Peruvian engineer Carlos Villachica invented a simple machine to isolate gold from sand without using mercury. The small machine instead uses water and biodegradable chemicals to isolate the gold. They also invented the artificial tree, that cleans the air from pollution.<\/p>\n

\"CarVir\"<\/a><\/p>\n

15. \u00a0 \u00a0Peru\u2019s Huascar\u00e1n National Park has more has\u00a027 snow-capped peaks\u00a06,000\u00a0meters (19,685 feet) above sea level, of which El Huascar\u00e1n (6,768\u00a0meters \/ 22,204 feet) is the highest.<\/p>\n

\"Huascaran\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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16. \u00a0 \u00a0 Peru has\u00a01625 types of orchids\u00a0of-which 425 can be found growing naturally close to Machu Picchu. The Inkaterra Hotel in Machu Picchu<\/a> has South America\u2019s largest privately owned collection at 500 varieties.<\/p>\n

\"PhalBaldansKaleidoscope\"<\/a><\/p>\n

17. \u00a0 \u00a0Cusco\u00a0in Peru was the most important city in the whole of the Inca Empire<\/a>, and governed as far north as Quito in Ecuador and as far south as Santiago in Chile.<\/p>\n

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18. \u00a0 \u00a0There are\u00a03 official languages\u00a0in Peru: Spanish, Quechua and Aymara, but east of the Andes in\u00a0Amazon Jungle\u00a0regions it is thought that natives speak a further 13 different languages.<\/p>\n

\"mashco-piro-family\"<\/a><\/p>\n

19. \u00a0 \u00a0The Inca citadel of\u00a0Machu Picchu<\/a>\u00a0was lost to the Jungle for hundreds of years, until it was re-discovered by Hiram Bingham the American explorer.<\/p>\n

\"MPold\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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11. Peru is a surfer\u2019s paradise. Chicama\u00a0has the world\u2019s longest left-handed wave at 4km\u2019s long, and\u00a0Mancora\u00a0(close by) has the\u00a0world\u2019s largest left-handed point-break. 12. \u00a0 Cotahuasi Canyon in the Arequipa region is considered one of the world\u2019s deepest canyon at 3,535 meters (11,597 feet) deep \u2013 twice as deep as the Grand Canyon USA. 13. The\u00a0oldest occupation of man\u00a0in the America\u2019s is traced back to the sacred City of\u00a0Caral-Supe\u00a0a few hours north of the capital Lima. The 626 hectare (1546 acre)…<\/p>\n

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