Geography of Peru - Statistics

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Question Answer % Correct
What is the capital of Peru? Lima
99%
What "lost city" of the Incas is a popular tourist attraction? Machu Picchu
96%
What is the largest lake in South America, found at an elevation of 12,500 feet? Lake Titicaca
92%
What mountain range runs through Peru? Andes
88%
What city in Peru was once the capital of the Incan empire? Cusco
85%
What dry desert is mostly located in Chile, but also extends into the extreme southernmost lands in Peru? {Atacama} Desert
78%
What huge river do most people consider the mountain pass "Mismi" to be the source of? Amazon River
75%
What is the most-spoken indigenous language in Peru? Quechua
71%
What ancient group of geoglyphs are located in that desert, and is a UNESCO site? {Nazca} Lines
64%
What is the name of the fertilizer that was mined there? Guano
57%
What are the largest cities in Peru after the capital? Arequipa
53%
What term refers to someone that is a mix of Spanish and Amerindian descent, to which 60.2% of the Peruvians belong? Mestizo
51%
What is the name of the currency of Peru? Sol
51%
What plateau region of the above does Peru share with Bolivia? Alti{plano}
47%
What is the birth country of the greatest number of foreign-born Peruvian residents? Venezuela
42%
What is the most populous city of the Peruvian Amazon? Iquitos
40%
What are the largest cities in Peru after the capital? Trujillo
40%
What is the name of the tallest mountain in Peru? {Huas}carán
28%
What "saucy" river makes most of Peru's border with Colombia? Putu{mayo} River
26%
What island chain was famous for the fertilizers mined in it in the 19th century? Chincha Islands
8%
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