21-25 Peru Facts
21. In 2000, scientists discovered an ancient temple submerged inside Lake Titicaca in Bolivia/Peru. – Source
22. Peru’s endangered “scrotum frog” is being driven to extinction by people trying to use it to get hard. – Source
23. During a cholera outbreak in Peru, the Fisheries Minister ate raw fish in public to prove there was no danger of cholera. Soon after, he was diagnosed with cholera. – Source
24. In 2010 Peru gave landlocked Bolivia a piece of Pacific coast to call its own. – Source
25. The Cathedral of Cuzco Peru depicts Christ and the twelve disciples during the ‘Last Supper’ dining on and sharing a guinea pig. – Source
26-30 Peru Facts
26. Colca Canyon, a canyon in Peru, is more than twice as deep as the Grand Canyon. – Source
27. Potatoes were domesticated 7,000-10,000 years ago in an area in what is now Peru and Bolivia. – Source
28. NASA is conducting experiments in Peru’s the Atacama Desert where the soil is almost entirely devoid of water to see if it’s possible to grow potatoes on Mars. – Source
29. The Nazca culture of Peru, which existed 1000 years ago, is believed to have collapsed due to deforestation, resulting in floods which were severe enough to wipe their entire civilization out. – Source
30. A prehistoric penguin from Peru was 5 feet tall and had splashes of red in its plumage. – Source
31-35 Peru Facts
31. Cusco, Peru uses the Rainbow flag as the official flag, in reference to its Inca heritage (with suggestions that a similar flag, the “Wiphala”, was in use during the Inca era). – Source
32. Peru had a Full-Blooded Japanese as their president. He was convicted of human rights violations. – Source
33. In 1957, 2-time Peru President Fernando Belaunde Terry dueled a political rival with a sword due to insulting words in an open letter the congressman wrote about him. – Source
34. Band of Holes is situated near Pisco Valley in Peru. Thousands of man-sized holes over uneven mountain terrain are carved into the barren rock stretching over a mile. Despite several studies over decades, Archaeologists still haven’t figured out the purpose of these holes. – Source
35. In Peru, there is a river that hot enough in some spots to boil. – Source
36-39 Peru Facts
36. Bodies buried in Chauchilla Cemetery, Peru still retain skins and hair. – Source
37. In Peru, drivers have to pass a psychological examination to be issued a license. – Source
38. There’s a park in Lima, Peru that is home to about 120 domestic cats. – Source
39. The ancient city Caral in Peru features Pyramids which were built around the same time period that the Great Pyramids were built. The city also shows no traces of Warfare, indicating that the site was built as a place for “Commerce and Pleasure”. – Source
