Portal:Peru/Did you know/1


 * ...that the most distant source of the Amazon River is the Nevado Mismi (pictured), a volcanic peak in the Peruvian Andes?
 * ...that the Peruvian population has been formed by the combination of different ethnic groups over five centuries?
 * ...that the Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute led to three wars and two peace treaties during the 20th century?
 * ...that nine gold beads found in the Jiskairumoko archaeological site and dated to around 2,000 BC are the earliest known gold artifacts in the Americas?
 * ...that according to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission some 70,000 persons died or disappeared during the internal conflict in Peru?