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Peru is a country on the west coast of South America. The three main regions of the country are the drier coastal areas, the Andes mountains, and the Amazon rain forest in the eastern part of the country. The capital of Peru is Lima and is also the largest and most important city in the country. In the pre-Columbian times, Peru was home to several cultural groups including the Chachapoyans and later the Inca Empire, whose civilization flourished until it was overthrown by Spanish conquistadors in the 1500s. Because of its long history, it is home to many archaeological sites that were not fully explored until modern times. The country's population is a mixture of indigenous groups, such as the Hovitos, and descendants of settlers from Spain and other countries.

Adventures in Peru

In 1935, Forrestal traveled to Peru to recover the Chachapoyan fertility idol and disappeared. The following year, Indiana Jones traveled to Peru to recover the idol and determine Forrestal's fate. After claiming the idol from the Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors, Indy was forced to give it up to another competitor, René Belloq, and flee via amphibious plane.

In 1941, Peru and its neighboring country to the north, Ecuador, engaged in a border war, in which Peruvian troops captured the Ecaudorian port of Puerto Bolivar. At this time, Indiana Jones had clearance to excavate an Incan shrine, but was forced to flee when fake wanted posters with his picture surfaced, and the Peruvian army chased him from the site. Jones escaped through the jungle to Ecuador, not knowing that Peruvian forces already occupied his planned escape point.

Indiana Jones returned to Peru in 1957 with Mutt Williams, following clues by old colleague Harold Oxley. Oxley went there to locate a crystal skull, which he found in the lost tomb of Francisco de Orellana in a secret graveyard, along the Nazca lines. Jones and Williams followed clues left in Oxley's cell in the Nazca sanatorium to discover Orellana's Tomb and find the crystal skull that Oxley had returned to the site. Unfortunately, George McHale had followed Jones, and the Soviets captured Jones and Williams and took them to the Amazon rain forest to find Akator.

Locations in Peru

Appearances

External links

Peru on Wikipedia

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-'''Peru''' is a country on the west coast of [[South America]]. The three main regions of the country are the drier coastal areas, the Andes mountains, and the Amazon rain forest in the eastern part of the country. The capital of Peru is [[Lima]] and is also the largest and most important city in the country. In the pre-Columbian times, Peru was home to several cultural groups including the Chachapoyans and later the [[Inca Empire]], whose civilization flourished until it was overthrown by [[Spain|Spanish]] conquistadors in the 1500s. Because of its long history, it is home to many archaeological sites that were not fully explored until modern times.
+'''Peru''' is a country on the west coast of [[South America]]. The three main regions of the country are the drier coastal areas, the Andes mountains, and the Amazon rain forest in the eastern part of the country. The capital of Peru is [[Lima]] and is also the largest and most important city in the country. In the pre-Columbian times, Peru was home to several cultural groups including the Chachapoyans and later the [[Inca Empire]], whose civilization flourished until it was overthrown by [[Spain|Spanish]] conquistadors in the 1500s. Because of its long history, it is home to many archaeological sites that were not fully explored until modern times. The country's population is a mixture of indigenous groups, such as the [[Hovitos]], and descendants of settlers from Spain and other countries.
 ==Adventures in Peru==
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 Indiana Jones returned to Peru in [[1957]] with [[Mutt Williams]], following clues by old colleague [[Harold Oxley]]. Oxley went there to locate a [[Crystal Skull of Akator|crystal skull]], which he found in the lost tomb of [[Francisco de Orellana]] in a secret graveyard, along the [[Nazca lines]]. Jones and Williams followed clues left in Oxley's cell in the [[Nazca]] sanatorium to discover [[Orellana's Tomb]] and find the crystal skull that Oxley had returned to the site. Unfortunately, [[George McHale]] had followed Jones, and the Soviets captured Jones and Williams and took them to the Amazon rain forest to find [[Akator]].
+==Locations in Peru==
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+*[[Lima]]
+*[[Cuzco]]
+*[[Nazca Plain]]
+**[[Nazca Lines]]
+**[[Nazca]]
+**[[Chauchilla Cemetery]]
+*[[Temple of the Chachapoyan Warriors]]
+*[[Incan shrine]]
 ==Appearances==
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 *''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]''
 *''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (comic)]]''
+==External links==
+*{{WP|Peru}}
 [[Category:Countries]]