
🦜 South America
Peru for Kids
Flag, capital, facts & a fun geography game.
- Capital city
- Lima
- Language
- Spanish
- Famous landmark
- Machu Picchu
- Currency
- Sol S/
- National animal
- Llama 🦙
- Famous food
- Ceviche 🍤
⭐ Peru has the lost city of Machu Picchu in the mountains!
- Llamas help carry things up the steep mountains.
- The Andes mountains run all through Peru.
About Peru
Peru is a country in South America. Its capital city is Lima, and most people speak Spanish. One of the most famous landmarks here is the Machu Picchu.
Peru has the lost city of Machu Picchu in the mountains! Llamas help carry things up the steep mountains.
Want to know more? Try the Peru quiz, learn how to say hello in Spanish (“Hola”), or spin the 3D globe to find Peru on the map.
Discover more about Peru
World Wonders
See all world wonders →Machu Picchu
An entire Inca city hidden 2,430m up in the Andes.

