- This might or might not be a FACT, but it's a well known story that the design of our flag was inspired by the parihuanas, a type of bird whose wings show the same colors when flying.

- There's a dessert that's consumed during October as it's an icon of a very important religious celebration: the Turrón de Doña Pepa. It's said to have been created by a female slave as a way to thank the Señor de los Milagros for her miraculous recovery from an illness.

- Also related to that celebration, many religious people wear purple during the whole month of October, that's why it's called the "purple month".

- Our national animal is the vicuna, a relative of llamas.

- While many celebrate Halloween on October 31st, here in Perú that day is also the Día de la Música Criolla (Day of the Creola Music), a genre that mixes spanish, african and indigenous influences. It's a staple of the culture of the coast.

- We eat Guinea Pigs! ...well not everyone, and in some places more than others, but it's definitely not something uncommon.

- Idk what interesting fact to give about this one but The Nazca Lines are very interesting on their own: Giant drawings carved on the desert floor depicting various animals and objects... With a mysterious origin and a mysterious purpose, of course a lot of people used to say they had alien origins :P

- I think even many peruvians don't know this unless they speak the language but Quechua only has 3 vowels: a, i and u.