Where is Peru?
Peru is a country in South America.
- Type
- Country
- Continent
- South America
- Land borders
- 5: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador
- Area
- About 1.3 million km² on the game’s map
- Hemispheres
- Southern; Western
- Capital city
- 12.05° S, 77.04° W
About Peru
Peru lies on the western Pacific side of South America, spanning arid coastal desert, the Andes and Amazon rainforest. Its territory cradled the Caral-Supe civilization and later the Inca Empire, ruled from Cusco until the Spanish conquest of 1532. Lima has been the capital since colonial times and is now celebrated as a global culinary city.
Clues from Atlas Daily
Round 2 on 13 October 2026 (#42), hardest clue first:
- Its film history began in the jungle city of Iquitos in 1932 with Antonio Wong Rengifo.
- In 2011 and 2016 it was the world's largest supplier of fishmeal.
- Covering 1,285,216 square kilometres, it is the third largest country in South America.
- Francisco Pizarro captured the Inca emperor Atahualpa at Cajamarca here in December 1532.
Nearby places from past puzzles
- Machu Picchu 500 km away
- Ecuador 1,300 km away
- Bolivia 1,500 km away
- Colombia 1,900 km away
- Panama 2,300 km away
- Panama Canal 2,400 km away
- Chile 2,500 km away
- Paraguay 2,500 km away
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Sources: Wikipedia: Peru. Borders, area and map from Natural Earth 1:50m outlines, the same ones the game uses.