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Red And White Symbol On The Peruvian Flag
Peru is located in East, South America. It is bordered by Ecuador, Columbia, Brazil, and Bolivia. Peru was founded by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535. The Peruvian flag is a vertical triband. It is red on the left and right, and white in the middle. It has an escudo partitioned into 3 unequal parts (the bottom being larger). The current flag was officially adopted on February 25, 1825. In this paper I will be talking about 3 properties of the flag. What the Cinchona tree represents on the flag, what the red and white represent on the flag, and what the golden cornucopia represents on the flag.

The Cinchona

On the top right of the escudo there is a brown and green tree in a blank background. The Cinchona tree represents the vast Peruvian animal resources. This is a tree having very large glossy leaves and large panicles of fragrant pink flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark. Cultivated
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It represents prosperity. Prosperity means good fortune or a success/successful. The cornucopia is golden because the flag was formed during the golden period of Inca. The cornucopia is spilling out coins, this stands for mineral health.

During this project I learned about the different meanings and parts of the Peruvian flag. The 3 features important to Peru are the Cinchona tree, the Red and the White, and the Golden Cornucopia. The Cinchona is important because it represents the vast Peruvian animal resources. The red and the white are important because they represent the blood that was spilled for the fight for independence, and peace, justice, and bravery. The golden cornucopia is important because it was formed during the golden Inca period. My favorite feature of the Peruvian flag was the Red and the White. I liked those they represent lot because they showed how the Peruvians won independence and their values. I loved learning about Peru and its


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