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Guide to Peru

Area: 1,285,220 sq km (496,225 sq miles)

Population: 28.22 million

Capital city: Lima (population: 8.47 million in metropolitan area)

People: Indigenous (45%), Mestizo (37%), European/White (15%), African, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%

Language(s): Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara and a number of minority Amazonian languages

Religion(s): Roman Catholic (81.3%)

Currency: Nuevo Sol

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Absolute Peru
Day 1 : Lima
Day 2 : Pisco
Day 3 - 4 : Nazca
Day 5 : Arequipa
Day 6 - 7 : Colca Canyon
Day 8 - 10 : Puno
Day 11 - 12 : Cusco
Day 13 - 16 : Machu Picchu
Day 17 : Cusco
Day 18 - 20 : Puerto Maldonado
Day 21 : Lima

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MACHUPICCHU BY TRAIN 2 D/1 N (City Local Tours)

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