Peru Information

Population: approximately 24 million inhabitants
Capital: Lima, founded January 18th, 1535. Population approximately 8½ million.
Official languages: Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. (Aymara is spoken in some areas of the Puno department.) Many other dialects exist in the Amazon region. English is usually spoken in major tourist areas.
Principal Exports: minerals, petroleum, fish products, coffee, cotton and wool.
Time: Local time coincides with Eastern Standard Time in the U.S.A. and is five hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.
Electric Current: 220 volts, 60 cycles. Luxury hotels have special 110-volt outlets.
Political Geography: Peru is divided into 23 departments (much like states) with each department broken down into many provinces.