Location: 

 Peru is situated on the Pacific Coast of the South American continent. It is a country rich in the warmth and spontaneity of its people and in natural beauty and resources.

Language:  

Most people speak Spanish but many also speak one or other of the two ancient languages of Peru:  Quechua and Aymara.

Religion:  

The vast majority of the people consider themselves Catholics but membership in Protestant Evangelical church es is growing and is now about 12%.

Columban Sisters in Peru: The Sisters live and work among the people who have settled in huge housing settlements on the edge of the capital city, Lima and in the desert region of Ica, south of Lima.  Recently they have moved further south to a small town near Ayacucho.   They There they work in parish programs for families and youth.  They are also involved in services for  the handicapped, the elderly and with women.

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