Statistics for Geography of Peru

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What is the capital of Peru?	Lima	99%
What "lost city" of the Incas is a popular tourist attraction?	Machu Picchu	96%
What is the largest lake in South America, found at an elevation of 12,500 feet?	Lake Titicaca	92%
What mountain range runs through Peru?	Andes	89%
What city in Peru was once the capital of the Incan empire?	Cusco	84%
What dry desert is mostly located in Chile, but also extends into the extreme southernmost lands in Peru?	{Atacama} Desert	78%
What huge river do most people consider the mountain pass "Mismi" to be the source of?	Amazon River	75%
What is the most-spoken indigenous language in Peru?	Quechua	67%
What ancient group of geoglyphs are located in that desert, and is a UNESCO site?	{Nazca} Lines	63%
What is the name of the fertilizer that was mined there?	Guano	55%
What term refers to someone that is a mix of Spanish and Amerindian descent, to which 60.2% of the Peruvians belong?	Mestizo	51%
What plateau region of the above does Peru share with Bolivia?	Alti{plano}	49%
What are the largest cities in Peru after the capital?	Arequipa	49%
What is the name of the currency of Peru?	Sol	49%
What is the birth country of the greatest number of foreign-born Peruvian residents?	Venezuela	42%
What is the most populous city of the Peruvian Amazon?	Iquitos	38%
What are the largest cities in Peru after the capital?	Trujillo	37%
What is the name of the tallest mountain in Peru?	{Huas}carán	30%
What "saucy" river makes most of Peru's border with Colombia?	Putu{mayo} River	25%
What island chain was famous for the fertilizers mined in it in the 19th century?	Chincha Islands	9%