Peru

   

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Fun Facts About Peru:

 
1. Peru grows more than 55 varieties of corn, and you can just about find it in any color  including yellow, purple, white and black.

2. The potato is originally from Peru, and there are over 3,000 different varieties.

3.  Peru has the second largest amount of Shamans in the world, second only to India.

4.   Two-thirds of Peru is covered in prime Amazon Rain Forest.

5.    Lake Titicaca in Southern Peru is the world’s highest navigable lake, and South America largest lake.

         

From Northern Peru, I took a 13 hour bus ride straight to Lima. Most of the coast line touching the Pacific Ocean is a harsh, dry desert and this was the view for those 13 hours. Surprisingly enough, the trip thankfully went by fast and I arrived in Lima around 8 pm.