About Peru:
- Population: 28.6 Million (estimate)
- Language: Spanish
- Religion: 89% Catholic, 6.7% Evangelical
- On May 31, 1970 a 7.9 earthquake killed 66,000 people causing the worst natural disaster ever recorded in Peru.
- Three regions divide Peru: coastal region, highlands region (Andes mountains), and jungle region (Amazon rainforest), which makes up almost 60% of the country.
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