Peru at a glance: its flag, its capital Lima, its population and where it sits on the world map. Plus a way to test yourself afterwards.
Tradition has it that José de San Martín, landing on the coast in 1820, saw a flight of parihuanas — Andean flamingos with white and red plumage — and drew the future flag’s colours from them.
The civil flag stays plain; the state flag carries the national arms at its centre: a vicuña, a cinchona tree and a cornucopia, standing for Peru’s fauna, flora and mineral wealth.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0). Flags and map: Geo Nerd.
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