The Geography ABC’s series is a unique and fun way to supplement your world geography curriculum. This series offers thirty-two countries and two different lesson plans. Each country has the alphabet listed with a fact that pertains to just that country. Geography ABC’s can easily be adapted to any grade level and incorporated into any standing curriculum. A complete list of countries, lesson plans, and links to the Geography ABC's series is at the bottom of the article.
Peru
Buenos dias! Welcome
A is for Andes, the worlds longest mountain range where many of the peaks remain snow covered all year around.
B is for balsas, boats made from bundles of totora reeds.
C is for charango, a small guitar, typically made from an amadillo’s shell.
D is for deposits of gold, silver, and cooper. Peru is ranked 16th in the world for jewelry export
E is for El Misti, an inactive volcano used by Inca’s.
F is for flag. Peru’s flag is red and white with an center emblem of a vicuna, cinchon tree, and a horn filled with gold coins.
G is for gold mask once worn by the Inca’s in different ceremonies.
H is for the Huascaran. Peru’s highest mountain peak and named after a Inca chief.
I is for Inca, a war-like tribe known for their powerful army, good engineers, and builders.
J is for Jaguar, the forest of Peru is one of the few places jaguars are still found in the wild.
K is for Kullawada, a folklore dance where the dancers wear colorful, elaborately decorated costumes for the dance.
L is for Lima, the ‘city of kings,’ is the capital of Peru.
M is for Machu Picchu also known as the lost Inca city because it was a mere rumor until it was rediscovered in 1911.
N is for Nazca desert which is famous for the ancient drawings of birds, whales, and pumas.
O is for Ollucos Con Charqui. This dish is a stew of finely diced ollucos with charqui pieces (traditionally alpaca), served with white rice.
P is for Paracas an ancient culture known for their weaving.
Q is for Quechua the native language spoken in Peru.
R is for red howler monkey, their echoes can be heard through out the Peru jungles.
S is for Selva the rain forest of Peru which can get up to 80 inches of rain a year
T is for tribal languages. Peru has more than 60 different spoken tribal languages.
U is for Ucayali, Peru’s longest river that provides a highway into the jungle.
V is for Vilcanota Valley called the sacred valley by the Inca’s.
W is for wayno the most popular dance in the highlands.
X marks the spot.
Y is for yellow spotted river turtle, a favorite food of many of the local tribes.
Z is for zampona, a wind instrument, played in all the festivities in southern Peru.
Article Index for Geography ABC’s: Argentina, *Australia, Brazil, *Canada, *China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, *France, *Germany, *Great Britain, *Greece,,*Greenland, India, *Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, *Mexico, Peru, *Russia, South Africa, Spain, *Sweden, Thailand, *The Congo, *Turkey*United States
Lesson Plan for 5th through 8th grade using the Geography ABC’s
* Denotes countries not yet posted in the series.