Peru Data

Amazonas
Area or surface: 39,249.13 km2.
Main resources: coffee, rice, fruit-bearing, wood and the livestock zebu.
Population: 368,000 inhabitants. Their capital, Chachapoyas, has 45,058 inhabitants.
Number of counties and districts: 7 counties and 83 districts.
Date of Foundation: As department, November 21 1,832.
Ethnic groups: Aguarunas and jíbaros.
Eat Typical: Rolled meat, purtumute, choclo humitas, padded banana.
Fauna: Sajino, sachavaca, ronsoco, otters, tigrillos, otorongos, reptiles, trouts and turtles.
Flora: Orchids

Ancash
Area or surface: 35,041.39 km2.
Main resources: rice, cotton, corn and potato.
Population: 1’002,000 inhabitants. Their capital, Huaraz, has 121,028 inhabitants.
Number of counties and districts: 20 counties and 165 districts.
Date of Foundation: As department, February 12 1,821.
Eat Typical: Spicy of Guinea pig, Pony-Casqui, Sin-broth, Humitas of Chochoca.
Fauna: Gray deer, Taruca, Bear of Glasses, Puma, Fox, vizcachas, Muca, Vicuñas, ducks, gallaretas and picaflores.
Flora: The Goad of Raimondi.

Apurimac
Area or surface: 20,896 km2.
Main resources: Fruit-bearing, corn, potato, medic, wheat, barley, anisette and eucalyptus.
Population: 404,000 inhabitants. Their capital, Abancay, has 95,092 inhabitants.
Number of counties and districts: 7 counties and 79 districts.
Foundation date: As department, April 28 1,873.
Eat Typical: Potatoes and eggs with Uchullachua, The Huatia.
Fauna: German nickels, condors.
Flora: Capulíes, peaches, eucalyptus forests

Arequipa
Area or surface: 63,345 km2.
Main resources: wheat, cotton, rice, onion, garlics, quinua, fruit-bearing, milk.
Population: 972,000 inhabitants. Their capital, Arequipa, has 676,790 inhabitants.
Number of counties and districts: 8 counties and 107 districts.
Date of Foundation: As department, April 26 1,822.
Fauna: Condors, vicuñas and German nickels.

Ayacucho
Area or surface: 43,815 km2.
Main resources: Pope, the wheat, the olluco, the barley, the livestock ovino and craft.
Population: 511,000 inhabitants. Their capital, Ayacucho, has 82,131 inhabitants.
Number of counties and districts: 11 counties and 109 districts.
Date of Foundation: As department, April 26 1,822.
Eat Typical: Patachi, Mondongo Ayacuchano, Puca-spicy.
Ethnic groups: The Morocuchos (Pampas of Cangallo), The Iquichanos.
Craft: Churches of Mud, Altarpieces, Carved in Stone of Huamanga,
Platería, Fabrics and Dull Burilados.

Cajamarca
Area or surface: 34,023 km2.
Main resources: Pope, corn, wheat, coffee and bovine livestock.
Population: 1’336,000 inhabitants. Their capital, Cajamarca, has 117,509 inhabitants.
Number of counties and districts: 13 counties and 128 districts.
Foundation date: As department, February 11 1,855.
Eat Typical: Guinea pig with potato, humitas, sweet as the manjarblanco.
Fauna: Bear of glasses, birds like the guácharo, cockerels of the rocks, gallinazo of black head and black pava. I dare anthill, wild rabbit, deer.
Flora: Palms, walnuts, I plane red, orchids and ferns.

Cuzco
Area or surface: 71,892 km2.
Main resources: corn, barley, quinua, tea and coffee. In mining the gold stands out.
Population: 1’097,000 inhabitants. Their capital, Cuzco, has 93,187 inhabitants.
Number of counties and districts: 13 counties and 107 districts.
Foundation date: As department April 26 1,822

Huancavelica
Area or surface: 22,131 km2.
Main resources: Potato, corn and  wheat. In mining they highlight the copper, silver and  lead.
Population: 406,000 inhabitants. Their capital, Huancavelica, has 36,826 inhabitants.
Number of counties and districts: 7 counties and 93 districts.
Foundation date: As department, April 26 1,822.
Eat Typical: Mondongo and  Pachamanca.
Fauna: German nickels and vicuñas, deer, huallatas and pumas.