Take Me There®: Peru

Walk inside the home of a family who lives in urban Arequipa and peer inside the home of a family living in a rural mountain community.

Discover the unique sights and sounds of the three major regions of the country and learn about the conservation efforts to protect the animals, insects, and plants of the Amazon. "Meet" people from each of the different regions of Peru and learn more about their daily life, traditions, celebrations, and beliefs.

Explore a Peruvian marketplace, restaurant, and weaving center. See how food is important to Peruvian daily life and culture.

Walk inside a recreation of a Peruvian school classroom. Learn about a typical school day and popular extracurricular activities. Discover how language is taught in Peruvian schools where students often learn two—sometimes three—languages.

Explore visual art examples from all over Peru while learning about the influence of ancient artforms and techniques on modern-day arts and culture. Experience Peruvian performing arts through traditional dress, musical instruments, and dance.

While many people in Peru speak Spanish, there are 48 Indigenous languages recognized and used throughout the country today. In Take Me There®: Peru, you can practice saying simple words and phrases in Spanish and and Quechua.