Introduction, see Netherlands for a good example of this
Subdivisions
Peru is divided into 25 regions, or regiones, and the Lima Province.
- Amazonas
- Ancash
- Apurímac
- Arequipa
- Ayacucho
- Cajamarca
- Callao
- Cusco
- Huancavelica
- Huánuco
- Ica
- Junín
- La Libertad
- Lambayeque
- Lima (region)
- Lima Province
- Loreto
- Madre de Dios
- Moquegua
- Pasco
- Piura
- Puno
- San Martín
- Tacna
- Tumbes
- Ucayali
License Plates
License plates in Peru are white with black text and borders: ABC-123. Commercial plates have yellow backgrounds instead: ABC-123. PERU is printed on the top alongside the Peruvian flag, and like Colombia commercial vehicles are also required to print the license plate on the side of the vehicle. This "third" license plate is not usually blurred, and so the first character of the license plate can be used to find your region as follows:
- A/B/C/D/F Lima
- H Ancash
- L Loreto
- M Amazonas, Cajamarca, Lambayeque
- P Piura, Tumbes
- S San Martín
- T La Libertad
- U Ucayali
- V Arequipa
- W Huanuco, Junin, Pasco
- X Apurimac, Cusco, Madre de Dios
- Y Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Ica
- Z Mopquegua, Puno, Tacna
Phone Codes
Phone codes in Peru are organized by region:
Capital Region 1x
- Lima
- Callao
North 4x
- Amazonas
- San Martín
- Ancash
- La Libertad
South 5x
- Puno
- Tacna
- Moquegua
- Arequipa
- N/A
- Ica
East 6x
- Ucayali
- Huánuco
- Pasco
- Junín
- Loreto
- Ayacucho
- Huancavelica
Northwest 7x
- Tumbes
- Piura
- Lambayeque
- N/A
- Cajamarca
Southeast 8x
- Madre de Dios
- Apurímac
- Cusco
Roads, Markings, and Signage
Haven't finalized the format of this, but feel free to take a crack at it, and suggest what you think is good :)
Highways & Road Numbering Schemes
See Netherlands or Portugal for a good example of this
Geography
New section that I had forgotten about. We need an example for this.
Architecture
Haven't done anything on this yet, Simi's the expert
Language
Spanish is the official language of Peru, and is the language you will encounter most often. Quechua, Aymara, and several other indigenous languages also share co-official status, but are not commonly encountered. It is characterized by its use of the tilde on top of an N, and the use of inverted punctuation at the beginning of phrases.
Script
Spanish uses the 26 standard letters of the Latin alphabet, plus one extra character (Ññ):
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii
Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Ññ Oo Pp Qq
Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
In addition, Spanish employs the acute accent over vowels:
Áá Éé Íí Óó Úú
Spanish is also notable for using inverted exclamation and question marks at the beginning of their respective phrases:
¡...!
¿...?
Sample
Todos los seres humanos nacen libres e iguales en dignidad y derechos y, dotados como están de razón y conciencia, deben comportarse fraternalmente los unos con los otros.
Meta-Gaming
Anything specifically related to Street View goes here, including coverage, Google car, rifts, etc.