Country Crossword: Peru

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1. The Incas retreated here after the fall of their previous capital.
3. Latin America's first 3D animated movie.
7. Last Incan emperor before his execution by Spanish conquistadors.
12. Peruvian president with Japanese descent from 1990 to 2000, known for his human rights violations.
13. Naval officer killed by the Chilean navy in the Battle of Angamos.
16. Series of waterfalls not known to the outside world until 2005.
17. Widely credited as the founder of the Incan Empire.
20. Mudbrick capital of the Chimu people until 1470, when they were conquered by the Incas. At its peak, it may have held 60,000 people.
21. Massive geoglyphs that can be seen from a hot air balloon, named after the desert they are located in.
22. Rainforest tree known for its fruit, which contains up to 40 times the Vitamin C as kiwifruit.
24. First person in the Americas canonized by the Catholic Church because of her charity work.
25. Incan emperor who may have been tyrannical, however, all accounts of him were written by the wife of his rival.
28. Marinated meat dish cooked in a ground oven called a huatia, originating in the Incan Empire.
29. Wildlife reserve home to Humboldt penguins, South American sea lions, and migrating flamingos, as well as the Ballestas Islands.
32. According to Thomas Merton, he was the greatest universal poet since Dante, despite only publishing two books. He is known for his pre-surrealist style, often inventing words, and his support of antifascist forces in the Spanish Civil War.
35. National park with over 1,000 species of birds, including the Harpy Eagle.
36. A teenage girl kills both her lecherous father and a mining prospector in this movie, which received both critical acclaim and controversy.
37. One of the first cities in Peru to seek independence from Spain.
38. Drummer who played for the likes of U2, Whitney Houston, and Paul McCartney.
41. Maoist guerilla fighter until his capture in 1992.
42. Also known as "the rainbow mountains," located in the Andes Mountains.

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2. Second largest city in Peru, often referred to as its legal capital.
4. Incan city overlooking the Apurimac River
5. Incan emperor who extended its rule into modern day Ecuador and Colombia. His death would cause the Incan Civil War.
6. Salt ponds along the Qaqawinay Mountain with Incan origins. They are still harvested by locals to this day.
7. Credited with introducing Peruvian cuisine to the wider world.
8. Colorful monastery founded in 1579 by a Spanish widow; its nunnery still operates today.
9. Small desert town that surrounds an oasis.
10. Capital of the Incan Empire
11. Stone fortress built by the Incas. Some of its stones weigh over 100 tons, and they are fit so snugly that one cannot insert a knife between them.
13. Quechuan noble who documented Spanish abuses against indigenous people.
14. Final resting place of a Moche ruler and his family, called "the King Tut of the Americas."
15. Miocene fossil formation, of which finds include the largest flying bird in history Pelagornis, the early monk seal Acrophoca, the macroraptorial sperm whale Livyatan, and Megalodon.
18. Traditional dance performed in the Ancash region.
19. Lake shared with Bolivia that is home to the Uros people, who are known for their manmade islands.
23. Ruins from the Pre-Columbian Wari civilization near Chiclayo.
26. Skewered meat dish that originated in the Eastern Andes.
27. Series of Incan agricultural terraces. From top to bottom, temperature can vary as much as 15 degrees Celsius, which may mean the Incas were studying the effects of climate on farming.
30. Canyon twice as deep as the Grand Canyon home to Andean condors, some of the largest flying birds in the world.
31. The "lost city of the Incas" that was closer to a citadel.
33. Capital of Peru
34. Panflute from the Aymara regions that became synonymous with Indigenous Peruvian culture as a whole.
39. Rainforest that spreads throughout South America.
40. Lime-marinated raw seafood.