1. Peru Culture presentation by Cristina Seaborn

2. Where is Peru?

3. Where is Peru? Which coast of South America is Peru? Which ocean is on the coast of Peru?

4. Where is Peru? What countries surround Peru? What states surround Minnesota? Minnesota Population = 5.2 million people 84,068 square miles Peru Population = 29.5 million people 496,414 square miles

5. Population of Peru Peru has 25 regions plus the province of Lima. Peru is the 4th most populated country in South America. The official language of Peru is Spanish. Quechua, Aymara, and other native languages are co-official in the areas where they are spoken.

6. Capital of Peru Capital: Lima Population of Lima is more than 8 million Lima Cathedral

7. Peruvian Flag

8. Peruvian Government Independence from Spain: August 14, 1879

9. Peruvian Government President: Alan Garcìa Elected for 5 year term

10. Peruvian Government Prime Minister José Antonio Chang Appointed by the President

11. Weather? sunny foggy

12. Culture Dancing

13. Culture Weaving

14. Culture Architecture

15. Children

16. Clothing

17. Food

18. Music Pan Flutes Charango

19. Holidays February 2nd is La Fiesta de Candelaria - MamachaCandelaria symbolizes purity and fertility.

20. Holidays March 19th is Día del Niño Peruano, Peruvian Children’s Day On this day of the year, Peruvian children would be congratulated and would receive presents from their parents.

21. Holidays May 1st is Dia del Trabajador Labor Day

22. Holidays November 1stDia de los Santos All Saints Day is celebrated throughout the Catholic world to honor all the saints.

23. Holidays November 1stDia de los Muertos The Day of the Dead is the time of returning rains and the reflowering of the earth. The souls of the dead also return to reaffirm life.

24. Activities Travel by Train Hiking in the Andes Visit Cusco (Inca ruins) The Andes is the world's longest continental mountain range. This range is 4,300 miles long, 120 miles wide, and 13,000 feet high. Cusco was the site of the historic capital of the Inca Empire and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1983 By UNESCO. (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization)

25. Crafts Kindergarten Nazca Lines The Nazca Lines are lines on the plains of Peru that create pictures when viewed from high in the sky. No one knows for sure who made them; some Peruvians believe they are pictures for the gods to view. Children can create miniature versions of these lines with construction paper, glue and sand. Each child draws an animal, person or other object from nature on construction paper using simple outlines and general details. Then, the children follow their pencil lines with a bead of white glue and cover the paper with sand. The sand can be brown or colored craft sand; whatever the children prefer. When the glue dries, the children shake off the excess sand leaving only the sand that stuck to the glue that outlined their Nazca lines. Read more: Peruvian Crafts for Children | eHow.comhttp://www.ehow.com/list_6313480_peruvian-crafts-children.html#ixzz1GP9OZ6r9

26. Games or Activities 1st and 2nd grade

27. Crafts 3rd & 4th grade

28. Crafts 5th & 6th grade