Economy of Peru

Much of the pre-history of Peru has been wrapped up in where the farmable land was located. The most populated coastal regions of Peru are the two parallel mountain ranges and the series of 20 to 30 rivers running through the coastal desert. In dry periods only the mountains are wet enough for agriculture and the desert coast is empty, while in wet periods many cultures have thrived along the rivers of the coast. The well known Inca were a mountain-based culture that expanded when the climate became more wet, often sending conquered peoples down from the mountains into unfarmed but farmable lowlands. In contrast the Moche were a lowland culture that died out after a long drought. ...more on Wikipedia about "Agricultural history of Peru"

(Economy of Peru) GDP: ...more on Wikipedia about "Economy of Peru"

The inti was a currency adopted by Peru in mid- 1985 during the García presidency, replacing the over-inflated sol. One inti was equivalent to 1,000 soles. By 1990, the inti itself was so inflated that the nuevo sol ("new sol") was adopted in July 1991, replacing the inti at an exchange rate of a million to one. Thus: 1 new sol = 1,000,000 inti = 1,000,000,000 old soles. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peruvian inti"

The sol (plural: "soles") (S/.) is the monetary unit ( currency) of Peru. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peruvian nuevo sol"

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