Peru - June to July 2013

Fact sheet

- Capital: Lima
- Currency: Nuevo sol
- National holiday: Independence Day, July 28 (1821)
- Time difference: When it's noon in France, it's 6 a.m. in Peru in summer and 7 a.m. in winter.
- Official language: Aymara, Spanish and Quechua; the latter, once the language of the Incas, is spoken by 40% of the population
- Main cities: Arequipa, Trujillo, Callao, Cusco
- Religion: Peruvians are overwhelmingly Catholic. Note: religious ceremonies have sometimes absorbed certain rites dating from before Christian evangelization.

Phrasebook

- Yes / no: sí / no
- Hello: buenos días
- Goodbye: adiós
- Please: por favor
- Thank you: gracias
- I don't understand: no entiendo
- Doctor: médico
- The check: la cuenta
- How much is it?: cuánto cuesta
- Restrooms: servicios